{"id":126862,"date":"2015-06-21T15:58:35","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T15:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=126862"},"modified":"2015-06-21T16:02:56","modified_gmt":"2015-06-21T16:02:56","slug":"apatrapa-building-collapse-no-human-casualties-recorded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=126862","title":{"rendered":"Apatrapa building collapse: No human casualties recorded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There have been no reported casualties in the incident involving the collapse of the five-storey buildling at Apatrapa in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p>The building collapsed at about 9:30 am on Sunday morning and there were initials fears from neighbours that people might be\u00a0trapped under the debris.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;K0BEH2EhzXjaUvz45GqEDbf1itRE0PBf&#8221;]However, those fears have been allayed as the only occupants were not in the building at the time of the collapse.<\/p>\n<p>Officials from the Abuakwa District police command and the fire service are at the scene and have cordoned off the area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-126842\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ao29lMJiwo9J47HSAGzZ0XSUXizvGqmcJS1IIkeFqZy1.jpg\" alt=\"Ao29lMJiwo9J47HSAGzZ0XSUXizvGqmcJS1IIkeFqZy1\" width=\"362\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ao29lMJiwo9J47HSAGzZ0XSUXizvGqmcJS1IIkeFqZy1.jpg 362w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ao29lMJiwo9J47HSAGzZ0XSUXizvGqmcJS1IIkeFqZy1-300x273.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Residents who spoke to <strong>Citi News <\/strong>suggested that the &#8216;dilapidated&#8217; building&#8217;s weak foundation was responsible for the collapse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Building collapses not a rare thing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There have been several building collapses in recent years, often attributed to poor contsruction work on these structures.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/06\/06\/building-collapses-kills-shs-student\/#sthash.v2LYJzM2.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\">a 22-year-old student<\/a><\/strong><\/span> of the Nyankumasi Ahenkro Senior High School in the Assin South District,\u00a0was killed after the building in which she was sleeping collapsed on her following a heavy downpour.<\/p>\n<p>Another person died in December 2014 when a <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/12\/07\/collapsed-building-update-one-person-dead\/#sthash.LOQhgBqJ.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\">restaurant under construction collapsed<\/a><\/strong><\/span> at Cantonments in the Greater Accra region.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s almost three years since the Melcom shop at Achimota in Accra collapsed, claiming the lives of about 14 people and injuring several others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There have been no reported casualties in the incident involving the collapse of the five-storey buildling at Apatrapa in the Ashanti Region. 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