The terrace of the multi-purpose hall in Saint-Pierre, in Cantal, collapsed while ‘a wedding was being celebrated. One person died and four were rushed to hospital.

The tragedy occurred around 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 27. A wedding had just begun in the multipurpose hall of Saint-Pierre, in Cantal. The guests were gathered on the 100 m2 wooden terrace when it collapsed, according to information from France Bleu Pays d’Auvergne. The prefecture of the department reports that a 69-year-old woman died of cardiac arrest and that four others were rushed to hospital, although their prognosis is not life-threatening. 35 people, who were injured, but less seriously, were also taken to hospital.

According to the commander of the Mauriac gendarmerie, Fabrice Allaizeau, to BFMTV, “professional emergency services were present at this wedding”, which made the wedding considerably easier. emergency assistance.

An open medical-psychological emergency cell

A rescue operation was quickly launched. “Firefighters, gendarmes and civil protection” were sent to the site, accompanied by “four helicopters, 20 vehicles, 57 firefighters and reinforcements from Corrèze and Puy-de-Dôme,” the prefecture said.

The Orsec plan, an emergency response plan deployed in the event of serious incidents, has been implemented. activated in several hospitals in the prefecture. Those of Mauriac and Aurillac, where the injured are treated, are affected by the white plan, a specific emergency plan for health care in health institutions; . A medical-psychological unit has also been set up. open to victims and witnesses of the tragedy. An investigation has been launched into the matter. opened for manslaughter and involuntary injuries. According to initial investigations, the room built in 2010 was used regularly and could accommodate up to agrave; 240 people. Daniel Salvary, the mayor of the city, assured; &agrav; BFMTV that the room was “expertizedé like all community spaces”.