One more person
is feared dead after a building collapsed at Assemblies, a suburb in the Ga
South Municipality on Tuesday, July 4.
The owner of the
building, Hannah Lomotey died on the spot after the building which is meant to
serve as a maternity and a health centre caved in.
The new
development was confirmed on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, bringing the number of
deaths to two.
Meanwhile, the
Kasoa Municipal Fire Command on Tuesday announced that an investigation will be
conducted to determine the cause of the collapse of the health centre.
Four others
suffered severe leg fractures.
Eyewitnesses
claimed that the structure caved in after the rains started.
Some people
raised concerns about the quality of materials used in the construction,
suggesting that this may have been a contributing factor to the collapse.
In an interview
with Citi News, Municipal Fire Commander in Kasoa, DO3 Mercel Kwami Avadu, said
that the investigations would begin soon.
“It may appear
that inferior materials were used, as we can all see when we touch the
building, it feels like it is made of scrap. However, this does not necessarily
mean that inferior materials were used. We need to conduct further
investigations to determine if this is indeed the case, and to find out if the
engineer is qualified and has followed the proper procedures for constructing
the building.
“These factors
will need to be considered in order to determine whether shoddy work was done
or whether the right thing was done,” the Municipal Fire Commander in Kasoa
said.
SOURCE: CITINEWSROOM
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