Collapse and death in Courts

Collapse and death in Courts,At least one person was killed by the collapse of a canopy and a slab of masonry about three tons of a building in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina reported Deputy Security, Sergio Berni.

'Unfortunately, we have a victim, apparently a man, "said Berni told reporters.

He said 'very difficult' the work of firefighters to rescue the body of the deceased, who was trapped in the rubble, amid pouring rain in Capital.

The marquee, which fell from about five feet high, was composed of a concrete block and a sign, 'weighed about three tons, "Berni said.

The block collapsed building belonged to the mutual music authors and performers, located very close to the headquarters of the courts of Buenos Aires, an area of ​​intense movement of pedestrians.

The deputy minister said that experts are investigating the cause of the accident.

More than a dozen accidents due to faulty maintenance of buildings have been recorded in Buenos Aires in the past two years, according to the city government.