“Dust, roar and collapse, I was afraid”- Corriere.it

The collapsed building was declared uninhabitable before midnight, so thankfully it was unoccupied. The building does not face the street, but is inside a building that does not need to be evacuated. Hypotheses of partial collapse include gas leakage. Renovation work was underway in the building for “permanent reinforcement”. Some witnesses reported hearing two roars before the collapse. Firefighters, 118 rescuers and state police are working with sniffer dogs to avoid people under the rubble. “There was a smell of gas and suddenly there was a sound like glass falling”. That’s what a resident says via Amador Saiza. “At first I heard something like a water leak, I looked outside and saw dust in the patio. Ten minutes later, I heard the sound of glass being emptied into the trash can. Thirty seconds later, the very loud roar of the slope »: This is the story of another witness, Fabrizio, who saw the yard. A resident of an apartment building overlooking the city, where the renovated building collapsed last night, he said work had started a few weeks ago. Then just before midnight, the building collapsed and roared, practically exploding. “I was scared,” he added.