Rio de Janeiro City Hall identifies seven manholes that could explode.
According to the statement, the emergency protocol was activated in all cases.
Seven new manholes with a high risk of explosion have been identified on Rua Conde de Bonfim, in Tijuca, northern Rio de Janeiro. The risk was detected by the city government during a manhole monitoring inspection operation carried out early this morning.
According to a statement released by the city hall, in all cases the emergency protocol was activated, with immediate communication to the Rio Operations Center and the concessionaires Light (electricity) and CEG (gas distribution). The seven manholes are open, marked, and CEG emergency teams are working on site.
Inspections carried out this morning covered a total of 326 manholes in the central, southern, and Tijuca regions. Independent monitoring of manholes began on the 12th and is expected to last for six months. To date, 2.042 inspections have been carried out in the neighborhoods of Copacabana, Botafogo, Ipanema, Leblon, Grande Tijuca, and downtown. Among them, 24 manholes were identified as having a high risk of explosion in the city. This year, several problems with manholes have been recorded in Rio de Janeiro.