– As the building where there was a gas explosion, is becoming less stable and every moment in danger of collapsing. Building inspectors are trying to secure the building to allow firefighters to safely conduct rescue operations – said Andrzej Czech Television Płócienniczak, a spokesman for the fire department in Katowice.
– The relationship of the residents and the police, which established the number of people staying in the house, we know that we still could not be contacted with a three-family. We do not know whether they are under the rubble of the collapsed part of the building – he added Katowice internships brigade.
As announced in turn Silesian province governor Piotr Lithuania, the status of one person injured when a gas explosion in the building is heavy, four – stable, not to endanger life – gave Silesian province governor Piotr Lithuania. In the rubble are looking for three people. In the center of the city are traffic problems.
The explosion of the chair. 5 on Thursday destroyed the three-storey building on the street. Chopin, near the street. Sokolska in the center of Katowice, in the compact settlement derived mostly from the early twentieth century. Collapsed front wall, survived only the ground floor. The building domiciled there were more than 20 people. After the explosion were evacuated 15 tenants. Whether the neighboring houses are uninhabitable, chooses construction supervision.
Governor of Lithuania said that according to the findings of the city authorities and the police probably three people are in a place of danger. This “tenants who lived in the house and these people are looking for” – said Lithuania. He added that they lived on the third floor of the building.
In the three hospitals, five injured, including one person burns – Burn Treatment Center in Siemianowice. “The state of the person is heavy. Stable condition other people – not life” – told reporters Lithuania. 10 people are in the center of Caritas, is granted them psychological help.
According to information provided by doctors from Siemianowice Silesian, man has burned approx. 60 percent. of body surface area and suspected respiratory burns. His condition was assessed as a serious, stable.
Mayor Peter Uszok submitted that the premises are provided for the residents of the house. – Everyone will have the premises “- said Lithuania.” Virtually no stories second, third and attic of the building. Some fell into the center, and some – front wall was thrown onto the sidewalk and the street “- said the voivode. Need to be odgruzować scene – he added.
In addition to the action of rescuers from the fire brigade involved dozens of police investigative team – gave the province governor. involved in the campaign around. 200 firefighters.
Taking action firefighters reported after hours. 10, the fire was extinguished. established the so-called. zone of silence that allows the use of sensitive detectors to search for sounds.
around the crash site were created severe traffic congestion. Delays noted, inter alia, bus service in the city center.
After the outbreak was closed, one of the key thoroughfares in the city center – ul. Sokolska – between Liberty Square and the intersection of the street. Chorzowska. Runs it every day, among others, many bus lines traveling to the center of Katowice from the area of the Katowice conurbation. account of the disaster of the route has been changed.
forwarded spokeswoman organizing communication Regional Communications Association Council GOP Anna Koteras, difficulties relate to a total of 26 bus lines. These lines run detours while maintaining service all stops on their routes. The exceptions are lines 30 and 673, which, instead of stop Liberty Square stop will handle Pond.
Koteras stressed that all lines in the center of Katowice be reckoned with delays.
In connection with the Street closure. Sokolska is also hampered traffic – this applies, above all, part of the city north of crossing them the main railway line. In the southern part of the city traffic on Thursday morning was even smaller than usual.
Rescuers also signaled that the action searching the rubble building can take many hours, even until Friday. According to the fire brigade spokesman Jaroslaw Silesian Wojtasik, the action involved this time around. 200 firefighters. Downloaded to help individuals outside the province. Silesian, including of the Bank, Krakow and Lodz. Wojtasik announced that the action is to be used heavy equipment and dogs specialized in finding people.
Firefighters were preparing also to protect the walls threatened to collapse, measured, inter alia, the deviation from the vertical. “The works are taking place all the time involving construction supervisor, an ongoing assessment eg. Where you can safely go, and where not” – said Szczygłowski. He also stressed that the police contacted the administrator, who informed that the building, including the installation of gas – was restored.
Katowice municipality spokesman James Jarzabek, the building was opened in 1912. and it was in the 11 private apartments and 5 utilities. The building domiciled there were more than 20 people. After the explosion were evacuated 15 tenants. Some of them took refuge in a nearby church. From the rubble pulled a woman trapped on the ground floor – the injured was taken to hospital.
spokeswoman District Prosecutor’s Office in Katowice prosecutor. Marta Zawada-Dybek, proceedings in this case will be conducted by investigators from the prosecutor’s office was
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