“We asked our owner to do the necessary work but nothing was done”

A building on rue Honoré-d’Estienne-d’Orves in Bourg-de-Péage, in the city center, was evacuated in emergency this Monday, May 5 at the end of the morning. The tenants had alerted the owner to his worrying condition and finally called the firefighters on Monday morning.

Fire soldiers who decided to trigger the support and research rescue unit (USAR) who carried out recognitions on the two -story building as well as on the roof. Water and electricity have been cut.

“As soon as we do washing machines, it’s the swimming pool!” »»

At the end of this first expertise, it turned out that the source of the flood seems to come from defective wastewater pipes but also from the roof which suffers from a crying lack of sealing.

Until drowning the walls of the three dwellings and soaking the woods of the ceilings and floors. “When I saw that the water was flowing through the lamps in the common areas, I decided to alert everyone,” said one of the tenants, crossed on the spot.

“In our apartments, some walls are full of water such as floors. As soon as we do washing machines, it’s the pool! We asked our owner to do the necessary work but nothing was done. »»

Five adults and a child were therefore evacuated in the morning and will be temporarily relocated by the town hall or by their own means.

Jean-Baptiste Feracci, Director of the town planning service of the city of Bourg-de-Péageon site, said that a municipal order for the security of the building will be taken within the framework of an emergency procedure.