Workers trapped under demolition at Uricani mine were found dead

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Cristian Otopeanu,
Denisa Dudescu,

Thursday, April 16, 2020, 12:10 p.m.

UPDATE April 16, 12:05 p.m. ISU rescuers also found the second worker, 31, trapped underneath the collapsed tower. He was buried under the rubble, a few meters from his colleague. The Petroșani detachment intervention teams are currently working to extract the man.

“It just caught our eye then. They have injuries incompatible with life. Officially, death is declared by doctors or investigators,” said ISU Hunedoara.

UPDATE April 16, 10:39 am: “One of the workers was found trapped under the collapsed extraction tower of the Uricani mine. ISU teams are trying to remove him from under the concrete slab. He is under a heavy concrete slab,” ISU Hunedoara broadcast. .

“It shows no signs of life,” ISU said. ISU teams continue to search for the second worker.

UPDATE April 16, 08:51: “The search resumed around 7 am. There are nine firefighters on that platform operating with the equipment in the multi-hazard container and supported by five heavy machines from both the company and the local council,” said Anemona Doda, spokeswoman. by ISU Hunedoara for the Libertatea newspaper.

UPDATE, hour 22.35. Despite the sustained efforts of firefighters and other local authorities involved in the rescue mission, as of Wednesday night the two people caught in the collapse of the extraction tower could not be recovered. “Searches will resume on Thursday April 16,” IGSU announced in a press release.

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UPDATE, 6:25 p.m. Until this time, the two workers were not found. The searches are ongoing, and the action commander may decide that the search actions continue after sunset, according to information sent by ISU Hunedoara at Libertatea’s request.

UPDATE Time 16:00 ISU Hunedoara returned with clarifications and states that there was no third worker who was saved, as was officially announced this morning: “Initial information with three people, one of whom fled, is not confirmed. There were always only two. “

UPDATE Time 15:30 Libertatea contacted Anemona Doda, spokesperson for ISU Hunedoara, again.

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When asked if there was any noise, she replied, “Unfortunately, there is no noise. Either they are unconscious, or they cannot communicate, or they are dead. “

“One part was discovered, my colleagues arrived at the cabin, but the two missing people were not there. Maybe they tried to flee, but they were trapped under the rubble. We used 40 people and a crew of 3 search and rescue dogs, specially trained to search under the rubble, “added ISU spokesman Hunedoara.

At this time, 5 hours have passed since the collapse of the extraction tower.

The initial news

Two workers in a garbage truck were trapped under tons of rubble after an extraction tower from the Uricani mining operation collapsed. A third worker managed to save himself. The operation is in progress.

“Thousands of tons of rubble collapsed in a garbage truck in which there were 3 workers working to green the mine. One of them managed to save himself, while two others were trapped under the rubble,” ISU Hunedoara reported.

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It was the collapse of a tower within the Uricani mining operation. Tons of rubble collapsed in another dump truck with three workers working to green the mine. One of them managed to escape, two others were trapped under the rubble.

Anemona Doda, ISU Hunedoara spokesperson, for Libertatea:

„We intervened with crews from the Petroșani Detachment, specialized in rescue and medical assistance missions and SAJ Petroșani. We intervene with a multiple risk container, the debris will be cut and removed. At the same time, bulldozers and excavators from the mine and from the Uricani City Council intervene, ”said Anemona Doda, spokesperson for ISU Hunedoara, for Libertatea.

Hunedoara County Prefect Vasilică Potecă specified that it is a “complicated matter”.

“They had the closure of the Uricani mine and a mine building was demolished and disused on a car that was in the area. Now there are two people trapped there,” Vasilică Potecă told Libertatea.

“I sent both the director and the special unit since launch. A whole concrete building collapsed. Heavy machinery is needed for intervention. It is a complicated matter,” added the prefect.