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Construction scaffolding falls on dance academy in Asunción, no injuries reported
🇵🇾 Paraguay /Energy & Infrastructure

Construction scaffolding falls on dance academy in Asunción, no injuries reported

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A metal structure from a building under construction collapsed and fell onto a dance academy in Asunción, Paraguay.
  • The falling debris destroyed an administrative office and another room at the academy.
  • Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, though the academy's owner expressed concern about potential harm.

A construction accident in Asunción, Paraguay, saw a large metal structure from a high-rise building under construction plummet onto a neighboring dance academy. The incident, which occurred in the Madame Lynch neighborhood, caused significant damage to the academy's facilities, including the destruction of an administrative office.

Luis Calderini, the owner of the dance academy and a well-known dancer, described the fallen object as resembling a scaffolding used for lifting loads in construction. He lamented the destruction, stating, "My office disappeared, it broke everything." Calderini noted that this was not the first such problem he had experienced with the adjacent construction site.

My office disappeared, it broke everything.

— Luis CalderiniThe owner of the dance academy described the damage caused by the falling structure.

Despite the extensive damage, no injuries were reported. Calderini mentioned that he had just left the academy and was returning when the collapse happened, expressing relief that his secretary or the security guard were not present at the time. The construction company reportedly blamed a third-party firm for the incident.

I could have died, my secretary or the guard.

— Luis CalderiniThe owner of the dance academy expressed relief that no one was injured.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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