Luckily there were no injuries, but there were minutes of concern at the Campania Shopping Center in Marcianise, in the province of Caserta.
Around 10pm last night, part of the false ceiling collapsed near the “La Scimmietta” ice cream shop and not far from Piazza Campania, the area where events are often held.
Collapse at the Campania shopping center, panic and escape but no one injured
These were the moments immediately following the closing of the shopping center. The few present in that area moved away, while the younger ones who were there for the classic Saturday night outing immediately contacted their family members who immediately ran to the shopping centre.
Firefighters and 118 health workers intervened on site. The collapse occurred shortly after the tunnels were closed: as highlighted CasertaNews, only Piazza Campania was open. The commercial areas, shops and stores had already been closed to the public, but there were still people in the area.
The collapse of the false ceiling near the “La Scimmietta” ice cream shop
To understand with certainty what caused the collapse of the panels, checks and investigations began immediately. The first to notice what had happened were the security guards from the company that deals with the security of the shopping center who raised the alarm, taking steps to cordon off the area in the meantime.
The police and firefighters intervened on site and worked all night to make the area safe and remove other fragments at risk of collapse. According to what the management of the Campania Center says, what caused the collapse of the structure in the Piazza Campania area was a tendon that came loose in a corner, causing panels to fall from the false ceiling in a few minutes.
