The initial alert was raised around 22:08, triggering a rapid response by the Firefighters, Municipal Civil Protection, and Public Security Police.

The president of Coimbra City Council, Ana Abrunhosa, warned of the real risk of further derelict buildings collapsing in Baixa after a recent collapse that damaged an inhabited building, displaced 14 residents and highlighted a wider problem with vacant properties.

Authorities said they will use all legal tools available, from administrative seizure to expropriation, if owners fail to promptly address risks from vacant buildings.

The municipal Civil Protection Office deemed the affected building unsafe, prompting immediate evacuation and temporary hotel accommodation for residents in six rooms across two hotels.

From the start, Municipal Civil Protection, Fire Department, and Public Security Police coordinated the response, with the building’s owner on site and cooperating.

Social services are monitoring the situation and ensuring ongoing support for the displaced residents, who remain in hotel accommodation while safety checks proceed.

An inspection of the collapsed site is planned for Tuesday morning to determine whether the 14 residents can return to their homes, with current arrangements keeping them in hotels.

No injuries were reported, but authorities stressed the need to inspect living conditions of the inhabited building before allowing residents to return.

Despite the collapse, adjacent streets were not immediately closed, though a new assessment will consider debris shifting toward the interior of the block.

Supervision of the situation will continue by Municipal Civil Protection and the Firefighters, with the property owner present on site and cooperating.

A Tuesday morning site inspection will also help determine conditions for displaced residents to possibly return, as authorities reassess safety conditions.

The owner of the inhabited building attended the process, with ongoing monitoring by municipal services and public authorities.