See viral before photos of the collapse of the Accra Newtown Experimental School building

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Accra Newtown Experimental School building

A viral photo has surfaced showing the before images of the collapse of the Accra Newtown Experimental School building.

Reports suggest the building was 14 years old, and it had previously been declared unfit.

The photos show that the three-storey Accra Newtown Experimental School building was not fully completed.

Also, a resident of Accra New Town has said everyone in the community knows the Accra Newtown Experimental School building was very weak.

According to the resident, he has been living in the community for 20 years, with community members knowing the building was weak, but authorities were still allowing services and activities inside the building.

Speaking in an interview, the resident stated, “I have been living in here for over 20 years now, and this building we are seeing is very, very weak. Everybody in the community knows that this building is very, very weak, and then they’ll be allowing services and activities inside there, which is very bad,” the resident said.

“They should have known that the building had collapsed. Very, very sad,” the resident lamented.

“A lot of people are trapped there. They are all hoping that the rescue team can do their best on the same day,” the resident added.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, the Interior Minister, has revealed that three people have died following the collapse of a three-storey building at Accra New Town.

Twenty victims rescued so far have been hospitalised, receiving treatment at various health facilities.

The tragic incident occurred on Sunday at an uncompleted structure within the premises of the Accra New Town Experimental Basic School.

Reports suggest the site was being used by Christian worshippers.

Earlier reports had revealed two deaths, but a recent official update places the death toll now at three.

The Interior Minister speaking at the scene stated, “So far, information that has been cross-checked, double-checked, visited all the hospitals, just to be sure that we don’t give any information that may be far away from the fact”.

“As we all know, it is very difficult for you to go to how many people were in there, but at least with the cross-check from the police and National Ambulance Service,” he noted.

He further added, “The Ambulance Service and their team have been here the whole night, and they’ve done a wonderful job. We are really grateful. Gratitude to the media and everybody that I’ve forgotten to mention”.

The Interior Minister further detailed that 23 people were under the rubble, with 15 females and 8 males, with seven minors.

Muntaka Mubarak further asserted that no minor lost their lives.

“What we can say is that there was a total of 23 people. Unfortunately, we’ve lost three – a male and two females. They’re not able to tell names for now,” he disclosed.

“And thank God, 20 are alive in various hospitals – the Police Hospital, Mamobi and a private facility”.

“Out of the 23, the total number of females amongst them is 15, with eight males. Out of this, we have seven minors, but those who have lost their lives, there’s no minor,” he stated.

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