Even without the guaranteed money, direction of the Volunteer Firefighters of Beja orders to repair damaged auto-ladder. It is an essential vehicle for the district..
The direction of the Humanitarian Association of Volunteer Firefighters of Beja (AHBVB) decided to repair the Escada Vehicle 30 (VE30) which has been inoperative for a few months, although there is no guarantee that who will pay the cost of the same, which is budgeted in 60 thousand euros.
A group of Bejenses citizens, called “Amigos dos BVBejaâ€, a fundraising campaign is underway, has a solidary account already with a value close to the 20 thousand euros. Tomorrow the meeting of the Intermunicipal Council of the Intermunicipal Community of Baixo Alentejo will take place (CIMB), where the Mayor of Beja will present a proposal for the thirteen municipalities linked to CIMBAL to pay for the repair of the VE30.
Paulo Arsénio will present a proposal that the municipality he presides over assumes 30 thousand of the cost of the repair and that the remaining 30 thousand euros are shared among the other twelve municipalities, proportionally to the population of that county. This proposal aims for all municipalities to undertake the repair of a single vehicle in the district and is available to act in any of them..
The National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority requested a budget from the Beja Firefighters in order to 30 thousand euros, but so far no approval of the availability of such funds.
surrounds ax, Chairman of the board of AHBVB revealed to Lidador NotÃcias that “the vehicle was sent on Friday to the company that will carry out its repair, because it is urgent that it is operationalâ€, justifying that “this decision starts by having as a guarantee the important amount that the group of citizens has already raised the possible funds to be made available by the municipalities and ANEPCâ€, concluded.
In the event that the municipalities assume the payment of the totality of the 60 thousand euros, “The funds that were received, either from the group of citizens or from the Authority will be used for the acquisition of a new ambulanceâ€, finished.
The fact that the VA30 of the Beja Fire Brigade was inoperative made it impossible for it to be used to remove six families who lived on the first floor of two Chinese stores that were burned down the day before yesterday. (Saturday) in Aljustrel, after the flames made it impossible for him to leave the stairs of the dwellings.
Solidarity
A group of citizens from the Avenida Vasco da Gama building, in Beja, decided to join the cause and everyone contributed monetary aid, a significant amount has been deposited.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
