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This tragic incident took place in the early hours of this morning and it's now said that some illegal works were being carried out.
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What kind of building inspections are done in Argentina, as a check for structural integrity?
I was thinking of that this weekend, when there were a dozen or more of us on the balcony. Does anyone else remember the Avenida Libertador balcony collapse around 10-12 years ago?
What kind of building inspections are done in Argentina, as a check for structural integrity?
I was thinking of that this weekend, when there were a dozen or more of us on the balcony. Does anyone else remember the Avenida Libertador balcony collapse around 10-12 years ago?
No more balconies for me anymore.
Sadly, the new owners are still being looked for by the firemen 
No more balconies for me anymore.
Sadly, the new owners are still being looked for by the firemen
A reader of LaNacion.com.ar and listener to Radio Mitre has it slightly differently and at the risk of starting a whole load of brand new conspiracy theories may I add:
I believe that it is the old owners who are being looked for in the rubble. I understand that the new owners allowed them to continue living there. In first reports, quite a lot of detail was broadcast about this and about the new owners who are said to be living in CABA, of Croatian background and invested in the transport industry. The four builders were in the habit of going fishing during the night and were dressed and ready to go when they -reportedly- heard structural sounds and got out quick.
Today's reports were talking about a possible gas explosion, that the four builders have been taken into custody that the current building owner is a société anonyme and nobody knows who is behind it. Everyone still agrees that the building works were unauthorised.
Have I got any of this correct? What about latest developments?
Display MoreA reader of LaNacion.com.ar and listener to Radio Mitre has it slightly differently and at the risk of starting a whole load of brand new conspiracy theories may I add:
I believe that it is the old owners who are being looked for in the rubble. I understand that the new owners allowed them to continue living there. In first reports, quite a lot of detail was broadcast about this and about the new owners who are said to be living in CABA, of Croatian background and invested in the transport industry. The four builders were in the habit of going fishing during the night and were dressed and ready to go when they -reportedly- heard structural sounds and got out quick.
Today's reports were talking about a possible gas explosion, that the four builders have been taken into custody that the current building owner is a société anonyme and nobody knows who is behind it. Everyone still agrees that the building works were unauthorised.
Have I got any of this correct? What about latest developments?
I think you have got it right because I was confused about who actually owns the building.
It's a bloody mystery.
But I suspect something dodgy.
Villa Gesell is a lovely wee town and it's tranquility has been totally shattered.
