Manacor asks for help finding a house for the family of the young man who died in the collapse

ManacorThe mayor of Manacor, Miquel Oliver, provided an update on Tuesday regarding the condition of the house on Sant Francesc Street, in the Barracar neighborhood, which was damaged in a fire last Thursday and claimed the life of 18-year-old Miguel Ángel Florez. Oliver explained that after initial technical work, the focus is on shoring up the area of ​​the second slope where the tragedy occurred, "so that we can prepare new reports for the judge handling the case and know at each stage what the next steps will be." "We need to remove the remaining rubble to gather more information about what might have happened." The mayor also addressed the condition of the two neighboring houses at number 6 Sant Francesc Street. According to the Mallorca Fire Department, one of them is not at risk of structural damage. The other, the one closest to where the roof and part of the first floor collapsed, will remain closed for a few more days. "Its occupants have been able to go live with relatives and are doing well. They are nervous because they don't know exactly when they will return, but at the same time reassured because a thorough inspection will be carried out. In fact, the insurance company has already been there."

Temporary home

Regarding the Flórez family, Oliver confirmed that they are currently in temporary housing provided by the Manacor City Council, "so they can grieve in privacy, hoping that they will soon be able to return to what was their home to try to recover as many of their remaining belongings as possible." Aware that this is temporary housing, the family has asked the City Council if, once their stay in the temporary home is over, they will be helped to find another place. "Unfortunately, the City Council doesn't have its own housing stock to do this. That's why we're asking for help from anyone who might have a home available, to see if we can find one together," Oliver said. Possible sanctions

The other important point is whether there will be any kind of penalty for the owner of the damaged property, now that the local Urban Planning department has determined that it never underwent the mandatory technical inspection, which should have been carried out a decade ago. The building inspection ordinance (which is in force in Palma, Calvià, Inca, and Manacor) has an established system of penalties "that we will have to determine," said Oliver. "Honestly, right now that's the part that worries me least. What interests us most is that the family can recover what's still inside the house and find a new one." It should be noted that the house on Sant Francesc Street (ground floor used as a residence and the first floor as a storage area) did have a legal rental agreement, "but we don't know if it was insured," concluded the mayor of Manacor.