One out of the seven construction workers who sustained injury after a three-storey building collapsed in currently in a critical condition.

Per reports, the said constructor has been transferred to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital from Bortianor Polyclinic due to the severity of the matter.

The six others are receiving medical attention at the Bortianor Polyclinic.

On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, a three-story auditorium of the Word In Action Church collapsed at Old Bortianor.

state of the Word In Action Church

Per eyewitnesses’ account, the victims of the accident were working on an extension project around the building.

Meanwhile the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has visited the site to determine whether there are any additional victims under the rubble.

It is unknown what may have triggered the accident and whether the church had secured a permit to undertake construction.

The District Planning Authorities shall through appropriate medium makeavailable the procedure, requirement and general information for securing planningand development permits.

Source: The Independent Ghana