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Shut down Accra Mall over ceiling collapse – Engineer
The accident happened at a part of the mall in the aisle near the I-Store and Huawei area.
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He said the shut down and investigations will unravel the cause of the collapse.
It occurred when portions of the concrete ceiling in the walkway caved in.
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An eyewitness, who had visited a restaurant at the mall, said he was confused when he heard the loud noise in the mall, arguably one of the most visited facilities in Accra.
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But Building Engineer in an interview on Accr5a-based Class FM said the best move will be to completely shut down the entire facility.
He said "The move for this country this morning should have been a total shut down of the premises. I hear calls like it’s just a minor thing, but who knows what will happen tomorrow and I believe that’s why agencies like the AMA, this is their job, this is where the nation needs to see them come out and be firm and strict on such a decision.
"Lock it down, you get a government team, an inspection team, they do a thorough investigation of the building, then, you come back to the public and tell us, everything is fine, it wouldn’t happen again and that brings a standard into construction and also take away fear from the general public who might be using the premises."
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Meanwhile, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said he was disturbed by the collapse of the ceiling of a section of the Accra Mall.
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In a tweet from faraway Armenia, the President encouraged Ghanaians "to work together to improve our maintenance culture".
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He further sympathised with the injured and wished them a speedy recovery.
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