Concerns about safety from high-rise apartment buildings

(Baonghean.vn) - After the incident of an iron bar from a construction site falling into the market, many traders in Ben Thuy market, Vinh city, are doing business in fear.

» Iron bar from apartment building falls into market, traders terrified

On the morning of December 29, returning to the fresh food stall area at Ben Thuy Market in Vinh City - where an iron bar from an apartment building fell the previous afternoon (December 28), many vendors expressed their concern as they have to do business near a construction site every day.

The scene of the iron bar falling into Ben Thuy market on the afternoon of December 28. Photo: Nam Phuc

Above Ms. Hang’s stall (a seafood seller), the tarpaulin roof was torn apart by a large iron bar. The Ben Thuy Market Management Board is currently repairing the damaged roof. From below, workers can be seen working above. Next to it, a tower crane continuously transports construction materials to the top.

Although the households are still doing business, they are still terrified after the above incident.

High-rise residential building built near Ben Thuy market. Photo: Nam Phuc

According to the feedback of the traders, recently many objects such as bricks, mortar, and stones from the construction site next to the market have fallen onto the market and the roofs of the kiosks. The traders have requested the Ben Thuy Market Management Board to work with the investor to take measures to ensure construction safety during construction.

Mr. Nguyen Khac Tam - Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director of Ben Thuy Market Cooperative said that after the incident, the Market Management Board, local authorities and ward police arrived at the scene to make a record, recording that the iron bar that fell from the construction site into the market was 3m long.

“Fortunately, the iron bar did not fall on anyone, but the incident made the traders at the market very worried. Before that, we also went to work with the investor to have measures to ensure construction safety due to bricks, stones, and mortar falling into the market and to avoid noise pollution,” said Mr. Tam, adding that although the construction of the high-rise building was more than 5m away from the market fence and had a protective net, the tower crane reaching into the market made people worried.

Ben Thuy Market Management Board worked with the investor to propose measures to ensure safety during construction. Photo: Nam Phuc

Ben Thuy Market has an area of ​​nearly 4,000m², currently has nearly 567 small traders and stable business.

It is known that the land under construction near Ben Thuy market is located on Nguyen Du street, Ben Thuy ward, owned by Thanh Nghe Tinh Food Joint Stock Company. After a long period of being "shelved", in August 2017, the project was transferred to Gia Thinh Phat Company Limited to build a 25-storey high-end commercial center and residential building.

Nam Phuc