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Ceiling Collapse at Palermo OSECAC Clinic Injures At Least Six

Investigators are probing whether adjacent construction contributed to the failure after the clinic was evacuated.

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El cielorraso cayó sobre la sala de espera del primer piso del centro médico de OSECAC, en pleno barrio de Palermo.
Se derrumbó el cielorraso de un centro médico en Palermo (Gentileza Bomberos de la Ciudad).
Consultorios externos de Osecac de la calle Medrano al 1100 después del derrumbe del techo

Overview

  • Two plasterboard ceiling panels fell in a first-floor waiting and consultory area during morning operating hours on Medrano in Palermo.
  • A large response deployed about 22 SAME ambulances along with City Firefighters, the Special Rescue Group and K-9 teams, and the building was fully evacuated.
  • A final inspection by firefighters confirmed no one remained inside the facility following the evacuation.
  • SAME director Alberto Crescenti reported six people injured and out of danger, while some outlets cited up to eleven injured as counts were reconciled.
  • Several patients were treated on site and others were transferred to the Durand, Fernández, Ramos Mejía and Rivadavia hospitals as structural assessments continue.