Civil Defense Temporarily Lifts Shopping Tijuca Basement and 17 Ground-Floor Stores Interdiction for Emergency Works

Overview

• Municipal Civil Defense authorized a provisional reopening of the basement and 17 ground-floor stores strictly to carry out emergency works.
• Definitive clearance will depend on completion of repairs and submission of a final technical report on the works.
• The center remains closed to the public, though some merchants have limited access for cleaning and stock reorganization following a Fire Department inspection.
• Police heard the head of the mall’s fire brigade on Monday, and the superintendent along with Bell’Art representatives are set to testify at the 19th police station in the coming days.
• The January 2 basement fire killed two workers and injured three, and documents reported by the press indicate the victims had previously warned about risks at the Bell’Art store.