Vincennes: one lightly injured after the collapse of a building section – CNEWS

A man was slightly injured this Tuesday, June 7, after the collapse of a section of wall on a construction site located at the corner of Defrance and Clément Vienot streets in Vincennes, in Val-de-Marne (94). An investigation has been opened. A tragedy narrowly avoided. Part of a building under construction, located near a nursery school, collapsed at the end of the afternoon, in Vincennes. A worker was slightly injured after “jumping out of fear”. He was transported to Saint-Antoine hospital, according to the details of the Créteil prosecutor’s office. Building under construction has just partly collapsed on #Vincennes pic.twitter.com/OU386tdsQ4 – ZinguieF (@ZinguieF) June 7, 2022 The staff of the Paris Fire Brigade were still on site in the evening and the worker census operations were “in the process of being finalized”. The 56 employees “usually present on the site have already been identified as safe and sound”, indicated a press release from the Val-de-Marne prefecture. Collapse of a building under repair in #Vincennes | Census of all the workers completed, 1 minor injury to be deplored, transported to hospital. The operation to secure the premises continues. https://t.co/cSdvdEeOe1 — Préfecture de Police (@prefpolice) June 7, 2022 An open investigation The collapse also caused no casualties among the children of the nursery and school located nearby. All children and staff were evacuated after the incident. For now, the circumstances of the collapse of the wall are unknown. An investigation for “endangering the lives of others” and “unintentional injuries” was opened by the public prosecutor Stéphane Hardouin. On Twitter, the mayor of Vincennes, Charlotte Libert-Albanel welcomed the “mobilization of all, and particularly of course that of the firefighters and the police forces, as well as the municipal teams”. She also announced the establishment of a psychological unit. In addition, a psychological cell is available to people who have been shocked by the event. Such. 01 45 17 95 09 (CUMP / SAMU94) and 01 45 17 95 66 (24 hours a day). (6/6) Anne-Charlotte Compan pic.twitter.com/K4h7R4gpt3 — Charlotte Libert-Albanel (@Libert_Albanel) June 7, 2022