Residents, neighbours and businessmen surrounding the building that was yesterday evacuated due to risk of it collapsing, expressed their uncertainties and fears over the incident due to the building collapse that occurred three months ago just 30 metres away.
The building located on the intersection of Bartolomé Mitre and Libertad streets, in downtown Buenos Aires, was evacuated on Wednesday evening after fears that it may collapse.
“We are living in fear because we’ve already been through an experience, when the building collapsed along Mitre 1232 on November 4, and killed a person. Also the building along Libertad street at 70 and now the building along our block,” along Mitre street at 1192, said Juan, a local kiosk owner.
Yesterday some 50 people were evacuated. Officials were still investigating the cause of the incident and whether or not it was safe for residents to move back into the building.
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