a crane collapses on a residence without causing injuries

This Sunday, December 22, the expression “more fear than harm” took on its full meaning in Bastia, chemin de l'Annonciade. It was around 8:10 p.m., when a crane positioned on the site of a building under construction collapsed on the other side of the track, on the residence Les Jardins de Bastia No injuries were reported.a quasi-miracle“, according to one of the firefighters on site.

Present inside his apartment, Gérard Poletti, president of the residence's union council, heard the sound of the fall. “I didn't think it was the crane, it was a neighbor who alerted me, he indicates. She fell about a meter from my terrace. It also demolished a veranda and collapsed in the middle of the building. There is a lot of material damage but we will see more clearly tomorrow.”

During its collapse, the machine hit the fifth floor of the building, causing some damage to the balconies. Quite quickly, checks took place to ensure that they were secure and without risk of collapse. The building under construction and a car that was parked on the road were also damaged.

Residents confined and roads blocked

The residents of the three buildings of the residence were confined inside their homes. Chemin de l'Annonciade was thus cut off to traffic and should be accessible again after the crane has been evacuated. It should only be moved during the day of Monday, December 23.

For greater safety and to prevent the machine from moving during the night, the firefighters strapped it to the building's railings. At the same time, street cleaning operations were undertaken from 10 p.m. by city services. On the road, a few residents of the neighborhood quickly gathered to observe the first maneuvers to secure the perimeter. And everyone is well aware that the worst has been avoided. “Can you imagine if this had happened at the end of the day, with the traffic? one of them is moved. We haven't been far from a drama before the holidays…”