Miguel A. Lopes / Lusa
Accident in the Glory Elevator, Lisbon
House will support victims and create a transparency portal. Incident 7 years ago did not originate report, but was recorded in three documents.
The Lisbon Chamber approved on Monday proposals for the PSD/CDS-PP, PS and PCP leadership as to measures in response to with the Glory Elevatorsince the support for victims to the creation of a Transparency Portal.
The proposals were approved “almost unanimous or unanimous in many cases” at the House Extraordinary Meeting, said the vice president of the municipality, Filipe Anacorete Correia (CDS-PP), saying that there was an effort to consensualize the three documents in a single one, but it was not possible, with the executive voted each of them.
The Glory Elevator, under Carris Management, derailed on Wednesday afternoon, in an accident that caused 16 dead and two dozen injured, including Portuguese and foreigners from various nationalities.
Speaking to journalists at the end of the meeting, Anacoreto Correia highlighted the homage to all involved in the accident, in particular the guard, which was “a true hero, who died in service”, and the measures to support the victims.
“From the point of view of information, a very large will to make all the information available”The vice president said, highlighting the creation of a transparency portal, which is available to all people.
“No one is dealing with this to the defense or concerned with being concerned. We want to all information is public knowledge, regardless of the consequences”He said, noting that” from Carris’s administration there is a great desire to fully clarify this tragedy, this event that could not have happened. “
Anacoreto Correia also said that the security It is at the top of the concerns: “In all the decisions we had, security has always been absolutely decisive and in the future it will surely be the security that will impose itself on any other criteria, so there will be no limits or financial or financial boundaries to replace confidence in public transport of Carris in Lisbon.”
From the PS, Pedro Anastácio was congratulated with the approval of the proposal of the socialist vehicle of “support for victims, full clarification and restitution of trust in the future of the city”, regretting that the idea of listening to the president of Carris was approved with the votes against the leadership PSD/CDS-PP.
The PS proposal includes the creation of a memorial On the sidewalk of Gloria and a municipal office to support the victims and a municipal support fund for victims, as well as a public monitoring panel on the Lisbon Chamber Portal and an external audit committee, which must include universities.
The socialist also accused the mayor, Carlos Coins (PSD), “Try if to hide In one of the most black moments in the history of the city, ”not to make statements to journalists, referring to the vice president.
PCP councilor João Ferreira praised the full approval of his proposal and unanimously, highlighting the support of the victims and his family members and the creation of an evaluation committee for the beginning of the internalization of maintenance services by Carris.
Valuing the approval of the measures, the communist warned that “ Things cannot be on paper as so many times it happens. ”
2018 incident registered
The incident with the elevator of glory in May 7, 2018 “did not give rise to any report”, but it was registered in three documents Distinct, he said Carris.
In response to Lusa, “after a survey of the history”, the company that manages the Lisbon elevators and lifts, tutored by the City Council, states that “it was possible to determine” that CIAG (Bass Accident Investigation Commission) did not elaborate a report on the incident with equipment that left the carris on May 7.
However, the incident was recorded, as proved by the three documents Carris sent to Lusa – information and steps, accident/incident registration and occurrence form – all of May 7, 2018.
Or previous Executive of the Lisbon City Council was informed 2018 derailment in the glory elevator, as well as Carris’s decision to respond with the suspension of the equipment and the anticipation of general maintenance.
“Carris at the time informed us that it had existed a derailment, but no incident had registered with passengers And that I had decided, as it was already scheduled a large maintenance For this year, Suspend the elevator and anticipate this operation”The councilman told Lusa today with the protection of Carris and Transport in the executive led by socialist Fernando Medina, in office at the time.
