Without maintenance, part of the roof of the Albano Franco Market collapses.
Fortunately, no one was injured, but although it was minor, the incident occurred at a time when the Public Prosecutor's Office is requesting the closure of the three markets in court; the City Hall is already working to prevent the spaces from being closed; "We are going to move all the stalls, review the entire area. Before, nobody took action, now someone is," says the director of public spaces.
Valter Lima, from Sergipe 247 – A PVC panel from the ceiling of the meat area of the Albano Franco Market, in the Center of Aracaju, collapsed this Saturday morning (23). No one was injured and, according to the president of the Municipal Urban Services Company (Emsurb), Júlio Flores, the incident was not serious, so much so that it was not even necessary to close off the area.
“They tried to make a mountain out of a molehill. A PVC panel fell from the ceiling because the wires holding these structures were very rusty and couldn't support it. But, fortunately, no one was hurt. We've already cleaned the area and everything has been resolved,” Flores told 247.
Although it was not serious, the incident occurs at a time when the Aracaju City Hall is trying to address the maintenance problems at the city's three central markets, which are under scrutiny by the State Public Prosecutor's Office. Last week, he requested in court the closure of these spaces..
According to the director of public spaces at Emsurb, Luiz Carlos Santos, known as Branca de Neve, the city hall is already working daily in the markets to prevent their closure, which was ordered by the court. “We had a meeting on Friday with the market vendors and we are going to relocate all the stalls and review the entire area. Before, nobody took action, but now someone is. The directorate is inside the market. The president of Emsurb has already been to the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Health Surveillance agency so that we can resolve the problems as quickly as possible,” he explained.
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