A major collapse took place on February 15th, 2021 in Angoulême (France) due to the bad weather and sub-zero temperatures of the previous days.

SDIS 16 rescue dog teams and "Building Risks" specialists were dispatched to the scene.

The LEADER SENTRY motion detection device for unstable structures was deployed to monitor the stability of the adjacent walls and thus ensure the safety of the rescue teams that were working on-site to find potential buried victims.

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