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In a note, the company regretted what happened, but did not comment on possible future compensatory actions.
The Abrahim Hamza Construção Eireli-ME company demonstrated, late in the afternoon of Wednesday (24), in the building that fell in the Ponte Alta neighborhood, in Betim, in the metropolitan region. The structure was tilted a week ago (day 17), causing the withdrawal of 15 neighboring families to the building for security reasons.
In the note signed by the owner, Abrahim Hamza, the company states that it deeply regrets what happened, but did not make clear the future actions for a possible refund or comment on the demolition of the building, scheduled for this week by the Betim City Council. after the completion of an inspection.
The construction company reported that “it filed a lawsuit in advance of the tests, with the aim of investigating the events that occurred, thus requiring the appointment of a Judicial Expert, so that technically he can clarify the cause of the fall, and also determine the best way” . demolition, with the objective of security, and mainly, to avoid the loss of human life and protect the families involved “.
The construction company says that it will seek, through forensic experts, the reasons and those responsible “that gave rise to all the misfortune” and that it understands that there were disturbances to the families around the building.
“The company sincerely apologizes to all the residents located around the building, to the buyers and to the entire population of Betin, and cordially thanks the Betim City Council for everything it is doing in favor of the affected residents,” the note says. .
The construction company highlighted the actions of the Municipality of Betim to seek to solve the problem, making the correct isolation of the place “to safeguard the lives of neighboring residents” and that the administration “has been trying to alleviate the problems and solve the problems of the population that lives”. around the building, being certain that the actions of the City Council were fundamental to solve the problems ”.
Finally, the note emphasizes that there was no loss of human life, “the tragedy being only of a material nature.”
Report
On Tuesday morning (24), technicians from the city of Betim were on site to assess the building and issue a conclusive report that analyzes the risks of the building so that the structure can be demolished safely. The action takes place one day after the Minas Gerais court authorized the municipality to carry out the partial and immediate demolition of the building. Subsequently, the company hired by the municipality to demolish part of the building may initiate the process. The report should be ready this Tuesday (24).
“Engineering standards allow specialists to perform an external analysis to make this assessment, without having to enter the building. We are also using a drone to supplement the information until we arrive at a conclusive report that will inform if the demolition of the building is really necessary. But, visually, we were able to perceive that not only the building, but the surrounding houses, are at risk, which makes us believe that the report will point to the real need to demolish the building “, underlined the Secretary of Territorial Planning and Housing Betim, Marco Túlio Freitas.
The forecast of the Betim Civil Defense is that the entire process of demolition of the building will be carried out in 48 hours, and in the first 24 hours the risk of collapse of the property will be eliminated. With this, the city will avoid any risk to the community, although the 15 families that live in the surroundings have already been evicted from their homes.
“To begin the demolition, we are waiting for the inspection report that is being done today. The technique that we are going to use to carry out the felling is mechanical. We are going to use a machine with a 22-meter arm and a kind of scissors at its ends, which will crush the material, so that the felling takes place from top to bottom, ”explained the superintendent of Civil Defense, Colonel Walfrido Lopes. .
(with Lisley Alvarenga)
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