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Heavy telecom equipment rack breaks loose from wall at Athens-area kindergarten

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A heavy metal rack from the SYZEFXIS II telecommunications project detached from a wall at a kindergarten in Ilioupoli and blocked access to a storage room.
  • Teachers said the incident caused no injuries because the school was closed, but alleged that repairs took about two weeks to begin.
  • The Ilioupoli teachers’ association is seeking a full inspection of SYZEFXIS II installations in schools before the new academic year.

A heavy metal telecommunications rack broke loose from the wall of the 11th Ilioupoli Kindergarten in late August, dragging cable channels with it and landing in front of the storage-room entrance. The equipment blocked access to the room.

The incident came to light during a preventive inspection while the school remained closed for the summer holidays. No teachers or children were present, a circumstance the Ilioupoli Primary Education Teachers’ Association said prevented a serious injury.

“By luck, we did not mourn victims,” the association said in a statement. It also alleged that the kindergarten’s head immediately notified the relevant services, but that the response focused first on determining who was responsible for the installation.

According to the teachers, the company argued that responsibility rested with the installation technician rather than the provider and did not provide the contractor’s details needed to arrange repairs. The association said roughly two weeks passed without the damage being fixed.

The group is calling for immediate restoration at the kindergarten, inspections of the structural adequacy and mounting safety of all SYZEFXIS II installations in schools, and written information about those responsible for maintenance and checks. It also wants the cause of the failure investigated and accountability assigned if the inspection identifies wrongdoing. The teachers say all school areas must be safe before the academic year begins.

By luck, we did not mourn victims.

· Ilioupoli Primary Education Teachers’ AssociationThe association described the absence of children and teachers during the equipment failure as the reason a serious injury was avoided.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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