The building itself, which was a part of a college in Accra’s New Town space, was getting used regardless of mendacity unfinished for a number of years, in keeping with native folks.
“It’s a very sad day for all of us,” Mohammed-Mubarak mentioned.
He acknowledged that it had been troublesome to find out how many individuals had been in the building on the time of its collapse, and counseled emergency responders for his or her fast response and rescue efforts via the evening.
The nationwide hearth service has posted photos on X of employees on the web site as an agitated crowd mill across the scene.
A person who runs a enterprise reverse the collapsed building mentioned he first heard some noise from behind him and when he turned spherical, he noticed the building coming down.
“There was dust, I couldn’t see anything from the back,” Amadu Mohammed Hafiz advised the BBC.
He then heard folks shouting from contained in the building and known as police, who arrived on the scene afterwards.
Other eyewitnesses described the unfinished building as poorly constructed with no main upkeep since development began.
“Everybody in the community knows the building is very weak, yet they allowed services and activities inside,” an eyewitness mentioned.
Hafiz advised the BBC that the building had regarded prefer it “could fall anytime”.
Operations to test for any extra worshippers are persevering with and the particles is being cleared.
The incident has reignited the talk concerning the structural integrity of among the buildings in the nation.
It has additionally reminded folks of the 2012 collapse of a multi-storey shopping centre that was attributed to poor development.
The president of the Ghana Institution of Engineering, Ludwing Annang Hesseh, mentioned that such incidents retains occurring due to the weak enforcement of the legal guidelines.
“We have the laws, we have the regulation and if we do things right, we will not get this problem,” he advised the BBC.
