The collapse of the roof of a factory pavilion, in the industrial zone of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, today caused five serious injuries and two slights, all workers of a climatization company, the mayor said.
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11/11/2026
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Lusa
Accidents
O collapse of the roof of a factory pavilion, in the industrial zone of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, today caused five serious injuries and two slights, all workers of a climatization company, said the mayor.
“ The seven men were installing the cold system on the company’s roof, which collapsed, probably with the weight of the workers, and all fell to a height of about six meters.”, advanced to the agency Lusa Carlos Condesso, mayor of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo.
According to the edil, the occurrence “it has nothing to do with weather conditions, it should be an accident at work”.
“Firemen are stabilizing the wounded to be referred to the Guard Hospital.”.
The victims are employees of an air conditioning company in Seia, added the mayor of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, in the Guard district.
The alert for the accident was given at 10:40 and on site are 21 operational, supported by nine vehicles, according to the source of the Subregional Emergency and Civil Protection Command of Beiras and Serra da Estrela.
Firemen from Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Almeida and Pinhel, as well as the Emergency and Resuscitation Medical Vehicle (VMER) of Guarda, the Republican National Guard (GNR) and municipal civil protection were activated.