The fragments that remained after the National Philharmonic “Sergey Lunkevich” was destroyed by fire in September are being cleared away by a specialized company. The General Staff of the General Inspectorate for Emergencies continues to monitor the works at the scene, IPN reports.

General Inspectorate for Emergencies deputy head Alexandru Oprea said the carried out assessments showed some of the building elements could collapse. It was decided to take these away so as to ensure access to another part of the building. A decision as to the whole building will be taken later. All the works will be performed in a mechanized way and no person will be there inside during the works.

The company responsible for the dismantling works estimated that these could last for ten days. When the debris is cleared from the place, experts will assess the technical state of the construction and will pronounce on the subsequent steps.

At the end of this September, the building of the National Philharmonic was seriously damaged in a fire that was extinguished with difficulty. The ceiling of the main hall of the building caved in. The working group recommended the local public authorities in charge of the cultural sector to carry out a feasibility study on the reconstruction of the National Philharmonic and to determine the necessary costs and to also work out the project concept for the future building.