<p>The police handed over the house on Mikulandská Street to a construction company.</p>

Prague - Police officers handed over a building in Mikulandská Street in downtown Prague this morning, where two floors collapsed on Tuesday, injuring three workers. On Wednesday afternoon, investigators concluded their on-site investigation, and now must look into the entire incident, for which they will request expert opinions. Police spokesperson Tomáš Hulan stated this to ČTK. The police know the identities of the injured workers, all of whom are foreigners. According to the spokesperson, their nationality cannot be disclosed. A total of 45 people were at the construction site at the time of the accident. The police are currently investigating the case for the suspicion of general endangerment due to negligence.

The examination of the accident site by investigators from the first police district and the regional directorate concluded on Wednesday at 4:45 PM. A structural engineer was also present, who marked areas where it was unsafe to enter. These areas were subsequently documented using a drone.

According to Metrostav's spokesperson Martin Patřičný, areas have been designated on the construction site where no one is allowed to move until certain structures are secured. "Our priority now is to ensure the safety of the site. Once that is achieved, workers will be able to start removing debris from the site. The building authority has now instructed the owner of the building to work with the designer and contractor to prepare a proposal for technological solutions to ensure the safe movement of people at the construction site," Patřičný stated. A further coordination meeting with the building authority is planned for Monday.

The work of the investigators continues. "As part of the investigation, expert opinions from various fields will obviously be commissioned so that we can ultimately reach a specific conclusion regarding whether someone was at fault, and if so, how and who," Hulan added.

With the conclusion of the investigation at the site, Mikulandská Street has also reopened, though only for pedestrians. Until 4:45 PM on Wednesday, people who live or work on the street could only enter with police accompaniment.

The police took over the building late on Tuesday evening after firefighters finished their rescue work. Although they suspected that more people might still be trapped under the rubble, they found no one else. The building is unstable, and the structural engineer has declared it dangerous.

Shortly after the collapse of part of the building, firefighters found two people under the debris, while a third injured person did not require extraction. All three workers ended up in the hospital, with one of them in very serious condition. The rescue service transported him in an induced coma to the Central Military Hospital.

The building, which is not protected as a monument, was built at the end of the 19th century. It housed a primary school. After reconstruction, the building is to be transformed into technological and workshop facilities for students of UMPRUM. According to Metrostav, no safety regulations were violated.

Prague's mayor Adriana Krnáčová (ANO) also visited the site of the collapsed building on Tuesday. She stated that it is necessary to investigate the role of the conservators from the National Heritage Institute, who, according to her, may have pressured the designers into "non-standard procedures." The National Heritage Institute labeled such a statement as absurd and rejected any responsibility. It stated that it always proceeded in a standard manner and in accordance with the law on heritage care.