Just one week after the collapse of a building in Toulouse, another building had to be evacuated of its inhabitants by the town hall services after a significant crack was reported in a stairwell.
The law of series. Just one week after the collapse of a three-story building in downtown Toulouse, a new building was evacuated on Saturday March 16, shortly after 8 p.m., reports The Dispatch. The latter, located at 2 bis place de Belfort, was evacuated of its inhabitants after a crack was reported in a stairwell in the interior courtyard, the municipality said in a press release, which specifies that the building comprises “12 dwellings and two businesses on the ground floor”.
Two residents relocated
If the majority of the residents of the building were able to find an emergency solution for rehousing, two had to be “sheltered” after being taken care of by the town hall of Toulouse, continue our colleagues. From now on, a complete assessment of the building must be carried out in order to assess its fragility, explains France 3. Eight days ago, a building located on rue Saint-Rome collapsed in the middle of the night. Evacuated a few days earlier, the collapse of a load-bearing wall had led the authorities to take precautionary measures. After this incident, a second building located not far away on rue des Puits-Clos was also evacuated. It is “a historic building, the only one still from its time, still standing, half-timbered which is of great interest to the architects of buildings in France”, explained to France 3 Claire Nison, municipal councilor responsible for the fight against unsanitary housing, unworthy and degraded housing, and the safety of buildings”. And to specify: “Around fifteen buildings are considered in danger in Toulouse, and are to date supported by the services.