The preliminary report that was released this Monday with new data on the investigation into the incident does not point to definitive conclusions, nor is the GPIAAF able to say yet whether the Elevador da Glória cable was the cause of the accident, but Moedas already confirms that the causes were “technical and not political”.
Speaking to SIC, the Mayor of Lisbon re-elected just over a week ago highlights that “contrary to the politicization that some made during the campaign”, the GPIAAF report “reaffirms that the unfortunate tragedy of the Glória elevator was derived from technical and not political causes”.
The 35-page document states that the “installed cable did not comply with CCFL specification [Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa] for use in the Ascensor da Glória”, nor was “certified for use in installations for the transport of people”.
Regarding this cable, it is also noted that “was not recommended to be installed with swivels at its endsas is the system in Ascensor da Glória (and in Ascensor do Lavra)”.
Carris also reacted to the information provided in the report, highlighting that it can be read that “[…] It is not possible at this time to say whether or not the non-conformities in the use of the cable are relevant to the accident.” In a statement, the company further clarifies that the cable acquisition process, “with alleged non-conformities, which conditioned the entire cable replacement process, took place in a mandate prior to that of the current board of directors”.
The current mandate, chaired by Pedro Bogas, was made possible by the PS in May 2022. The cables that did not comply with what was recommended, and which were different from those that were used until then, went into operation on December 20, 2022operating for 601 days until August 26th. The second, same as the previous one, it went into operation on October 1, 2024. It lasted 337 days until the day of the accident.
However, the The acquisition process began in March 2022 “when remote control work was underway on the Santa Justa elevator”. On the 17th of that month, CCFL’s Electrical Mode Maintenance Department (DME) noted that the necessary cables were not in stock and signaled the “need for their urgent purchase from the company’s Logistics and Assets Department (DLP)”.
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