A dome of the “El Copal” sports unit collapsed on minors (Twitter/@pcivilchiapas)

He State Civil Defense System in Chiapas reported the fall of a dome in the sports hall of the municipality of motorbike, which reported 10 injured minors, in addition to an adult. According to the information provided, the collapse was due to the strong winds that arose in the area following the Cold front number 33.

Motozintla’s sports unit was inaugurated less than a year ago by the Secretary of Public Works, Angel Torres CulebroHowever, it collapsed on the afternoon of Friday February 17, while several minors were engaged in physical activities. Some of the people below they couldn’t escape the fall of the thick sheet, so that they were trapped.

Emergency teams went to the scene to provide the necessary care and transfer the minors to nearby hospitals for examination. It has been reported that most of the children were between 7 and 12 years oldin addition to an adult reported as a police officer suffering from a concussion.

In the statement, the Civil Protection explained that the detachment of the sheets of the dome stemmed from the strong winds that occur in the region due to the cold front number 33 which is over the region. “The population is asked to avoid transiting at the height of the Copal Stadium in the municipality of Motozintla given the risk of the dome structure collapsing,” the agency added in its statement.

After what happened, the secretary of public works of Chiapas, Ángel Torres explained that The corresponding investigations will be made to find out if there were any inconsistencies in the design of the work, in case it is presented, he pointed out that the law will apply against the person responsible. He also showed his total availability to provide the information of the company responsible for manufacturing the dome, with whom signed a contract in 2022.

As reported by State Department of Public Worksthe contract for the refurbishment of the Cellule Sportive copalwas signed in July 2020 being registered under number SOP-OBRA-2020-111 E, being the Construction and Commercialization Grupime SA de CV the project manager. The investment was 8 million 294 thousand 250 pesos and was inaugurated on May 13, 2022.

The State's Attorney General indicated that an investigation file had already been opened after what happened (Twitter/@pcivilchiapas)
The State’s Attorney General indicated that an investigation file had already been opened after what happened (Twitter/@pcivilchiapas)

The holder of the State Attorney General’s Office, Olaf Gomez Hernandez He pointed out that an investigation file has already been opened through the Sierra Frontier District Attorney’s Officeso that the specialized personnel carries out the corresponding steps to determine the origin of the facts and to bring a clarification.

On Thursday, February 16, the National Water Commission issued a statement in which he informed of the presence of torrential rains in Chiapas y Tabascodue to the entry of cold front No. 33. He also clarified that low temperatures and possible frosts were expected in northeast and northern Mexico.

The forecast called for rains of between 150 and 250 millimeters for the state of Chiapas and Tabasco, adding that the rains could occur with electric shocks and generate landslidesrising river and stream levels, overflows and flooding in low-lying areas of the states.

Presumably, the violent winds caused by these phenomena caused the collapse of the dome which injured minors in the municipality of Motozintla.

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