Because several cubic meters of water (the exact number has not been communicated), it weighs tons, even on the liner Waterproof of a large round, flexible plastic basin purchased in supermarkets and delivered in kit.
Secure places
In this case, in Sainte-Begge, the weight of this domestic pool filled with water has proven too heavy for the bearing structure. Sunday morning, around 8:40 a.m., the Namur firefighters were called after the concierge, who therefore resides on the scene, near the pool questioned, had noted, peelated, the collapse of the roof (on 57 m² specified the swimming area swimming).
It is not known if the worker had time to take advantage of his installation. In any case, and fortunately, nobody was bathed there when it passed through the roof.
Such an ignorance of the management side. The concierge had not boasted of his initiative, taken alone and without authorization, for his personal approval. By elsewhere, placed above the 3rd floor, it was not visible up to the road and garden.
Chance: The class below was empty due to spring vacation. We dare not imagine the fatal consequences of a collapse in full class on small heads of children. There would have been dead.
The management, which had never had to complain about the worker, long -standing, is dismayed. “We are at the start of the analysis of the situation with our insurers and the experts. I cannot make any other comments”explains the director, contacted Tuesday evening.
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What about stability?
Arrived on the spot Sunday morning, the firefighters could only note the extent of the damage and secure the premises. Because these are thousands of liters of water that have ripped abundantly, oozing and evacuating through the ceilings of the floors without however reaching the ground floor. “We quickly intervened with the means at hand, including a water vacuum cleaner, to slow down the disaster”specifies the director.
This incident, a priori completely unthinkable, risks costing its author very dearly. The responsibility of the concierge is clearly engaged, which exposes it to legal proceedings by lack of provident.
Management has mandated an engineers in order to inspect the cropped places and control the stability of the building. A first meeting set for Thursday and accompanied by the company responsible for carrying out the first work. “Waitingspecifies the director, We scrutinize the sky. You shouldn’t have new water entries. “
This unfortunate destructive assault confronts the management of Sainte-Begge with an emergency reorganization of its capacity for students and, possibly, for a long time. Two classes out of 13 are completely out of use.
Access to the building is temporarily sentenced. “Internships that were to take place on the ground floor this week of vacation were relocated”explains the director again. When is closed? It will be experts to determine it.
The management warned the parents and ensures to make every effort to make the start of Monday in complete safety.
