In Moscow, check all the buildings with long-span structures

Posted on Dec 12, 2011

Moscow housing inspection will check the technical condition of buildings with long-span structures, owned by the city. The corresponding decree was signed by Mayor Yuri Luzhkov.

The buildings to be checked for structural safety. Experts to evaluate the technical condition of the buildings, said the Moscow City Hall. The list will include the building of structures inspected schools, cinemas, concert halls, and theaters and drama schools, circuses, indoor shopping and sports complexes, swimming pools, skating rinks and other facilities.

Subsequent to the monitoring framework will be drawn up, which will collect information about these buildings, “Interfax”.

Recall that in Moscow twice a tragedy associated with the collapse of the roofs of buildings and flown non-standard designs. Thus, in the collapse of the dome in the water park Yasenevo February 14, 2004 killed 28 people and injured about 200. February 23, 2006 there was an incident with the Basmanny market, killing 66 people. Similar collapse caused by heavy rainfall in the form of snow, occurred in the winter of 2005 and in some European countries.