Samples of the structure and rebar from the collapsed building in La Vega last week will allow the commission investigating the events to get an idea of its resistance, declared Leonardo Reyes Madera, director of the National Office of Seismic Evaluation and Vulnerability of Infrastructure and Buildings (Onesvie), today.
"With that, we'll get an average idea of the building's resistance," Reyes Madera explained, referring to the collection of material samples extracted from the rubble left by the collapse of the four-story building.
The incident, which occurred on January 18th, resulted in one death and five injuries. The investigation aims to determine the cause of the building collapse.
The executive said that to carry out these studies they will be partially removing the debris from the building.
Madera guaranteed that when the results are available, they will release the report with all the details of what has been found.
The National Office for the Investigation of Violence Against Women (ONASVIE) is leading the commission appointed to investigate the incident. Other members include the La Vega City Hall, the Dominican College of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors (CODIA), and the Ministries of Public Works and Housing and Buildings (MIVED).
Members of the Fire Department and Civil Defense are collaborating on the investigation.
The collapse of the building that housed the company R&S Multimuebles occurred last Wednesday, where one person died and five others were injured.
The fatal victim is Yasiris Joaquín de Jesús, 30 years old, who died after being trapped in the rubble when the building collapsed during working hours.
The injured are Jessica Bueno, 23; Jean Carlos Fernández, 22; Miguel Ángel Tejada, 20; and Madelyn Abreu, 26; and María Aliarina Hernández.
In the case of Bueno and Hernández, they remain hospitalized in different hospitals in La Vega.
