"In Europe, this combination is prohibited by law"/ The engineer explains why the fire broke out in the palace in Tirana

2023-09-15 20:05:31Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"In Europe, this combination is prohibited by law"/ The engineer
The consequences of the fire in the palace in Tirana (left) and the construction engineer Dr. Luan Murtaj (right)

The collapse of several floors of a new building in Tirana, fortunately without harm to people, has highlighted a problem in the construction sector.

Experts show what caused the fire that spread through the facade. They explain that alukobond is a laminate material and is created by joining layers of aluminum with plastic layers.

By itself it is not dangerous, but when combined with combustible materials it becomes so.

"We cannot say with 100% certainty what material it is, but it seems to be a facade with alucobond, and it is very likely that after the alucobond there was also another combustible material such as polystyrene. Polystyrene is a petroleum product, it is foamed petroleum, if you set it on fire it burns.

In European countries, these combinations are prohibited by law, but here in our country, since there is no control by the responsible institutions and the situation remains in the tastes and knowledge or ignorance of the investor or entrepreneur who makes the facade. We have the building inspector who sits there around the corner and watches when someone does any repairs or painting or changes the windows, he takes you to the Prosecutor's office and names you, of course to extort you. But to control these materials, the control is zero. When a facade company or construction company is licensed, there is a supervisor or technical supervisor, there is a State Inspectorate that controls these, if they violate it. But construction today works more clearing and is one of the most disoriented sectors. Europe has made these mistakes. Instead of learning, we are repeating them",said construction engineer Dr. Luan Murtaj for Top Channel.

 


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