Evacuated high -rise residents in Babenhausen have to wait until July!

Evacuated high -rise residents in Babenhausen have to wait until July!

The evacuation of a high-rise building in Babenhausen, Darmstadt-Dieburg district, causes considerable a stir. Around a week ago, 190 residents of the eleven -storey building had to leave their apartments due to falling facade parts. According to the information from FAZ , the falling parts have been an acute danger that none There is a risk of collapse for the building. Cracks in the masonry, which are not unusual for the age of the house, do not endanger statics.

The return of the residents, who are temporarily housed in the Babenhausen town hall, will now be delayed to the week from June 30th to July 4th. Originally, a re -entry had been expected within two to three weeks. The reason for the delay is the complete removal of the damaged northern facade, which also takes time.

extensive repair work

In order to ensure the security of the residents, the repair work on several facade areas is carried out in parallel. As the Tagesschau , the use of another crane and a lifting device is planned for this. At the same time, the statics of the building are continuously monitored by a test engineer during the renovation work. These measures are necessary to banish the risk of further falling facade parts and to ensure that all emergency routes are accessible again.

Before the incident, some residents had already reported defects on the facade, but they were not previously remedied. The evacuation was necessary because two large facade parts threatened to rush. During the first night of the evacuation, the affected residents only had five to ten minutes to leave their apartments, and about 80 people later stayed on field beds in the town hall.

social effects and emergency accommodation

The mayor Dominik Stadler announced that the town hall is still emerging for the affected residents of the 70 high -rise apartments for another three weeks. The emergency resulting from the evacuation requires additional efforts, especially in the provision of temporary accommodations.

In the coming weeks, the engineering office will also install a new thermal insulation composite system to improve the energy efficiency of the high -rise building. Some of these work can be carried out while the residents' re -enacted. Nevertheless, the top priority remains the security of the residents, who are now excluded from their usual environment for longer than expected.