The LaurediΓ Cultural and Congress Center has suffered a fire this morning which has significantly affected the facilities. The events took place at a quarter past five in the morning when the firefighters received the warning. The fire took place in the hall of the center "leaving destroyed" the 0th floor and the first "heavily affected", according to the fire department officer, Josep Ribera, together with the Laureate consul, Josep Majoral, in a appearance this morning.
"The positive part has been that there was no fatality," said Majoral, who acknowledged that "an emblem of Sant Julià was touched today." The consul has pointed out that since eight in the morning the first calls have already been made to the insurers to start assessing the damage, as well as meetings with the staff who will be affected who will be moved to work on the common building. In this regard, it should be noted that the lower floors where the Mútua Elèctrica office and the police are located have also been affected. On the other hand, the fire department has pointed out that for now it is too early to determine the cause of the fire, but they have indicated that it would have started in the cultural center. In addition, the structure of the center is not
Majoral has also stated that the goal set for the common, although the exact damage still needs to be assessed, is to recover this space around March or April of next year. "We had to reinvent ourselves during the pandemic and we will do it again", emphasized the consul who this morning already held a meeting with those responsible for culture in the municipality. In this sense, Majoral has emphasized that options are being sought to relocate the scheduled shows and has emphasized that he is confident in "finding solutions". " It should also be noted that the Unesco exhibition that was taking place in the center was also
University closed
The University of Andorra has announced that it will be closed for the whole day because the building, which is next to the Lauredian centre, has been affected by smoke. The center has informed that all face-to-face teaching activities are canceled "for security reasons" and has asked students, teachers and the entire university community to "refrain from traveling there". The University plans to resume activity tomorrow as normal.
