Inspector involved in evacuation of residents from block of flats collapsed in north Moldova receives government's Honorary Diploma

Chisinau, 27 September /MOLDPRES/ - An inspector of the North Technical Supervision Agency, Igor Bordian, thanks to whom the lives of 46 people were saved in the case of the collapse of a block of flats in the Otaci town, northern Ocnita district, has received the government’s Honorary Diploma.

Prime Minister Maia Sandu made statements to this effect. “I thanked Igor Bordian for his personal involvement in this case and citizens’ evacuation in time. We also spoke about the difficulties he faces in his capacity of inspector and about what all of us can do to feel safe in our country. We will take into account his suggestions, including the improvements which can be made to the legal framework, in order to prevent such cases in the long run. We need such people as Igor Bordian in all sectors, who do their job honestly and who put the lives and well-being of people above all,” Maia Sandu wrote on her official page on a social network.  

The staircase of a nine-storied block of apartments collapsed in the Otaci town, Ocnita district, on 19 June 2019. No victims were registered. Inspector Igor Bordian was the one who insisted on the residents to be evacuated urgently. Thus, 46 people, of whom 11 children, were evacuated from the building before the accident occurred and a tragedy was prevented in this way.