The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has ordered the site manager of a collapsed building at Roman Ridge in Accra to stop all construction work while investigations continue.
The incident occurred at the Roman Ridge Engineering Centre, between a 10-storey apartment building and the Ghana Institute of Engineering. The three-storey structure, reportedly being built by Fabrico Builders, collapsed on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the GNFS, it received a distress call at 12:18 p.m. A rescue team from the National Headquarters, led by Assistant Divisional Officer II Ankrah, arrived at the site 11 minutes later.
By the time firefighters reached the scene, all 14 affected workers all men had been rescued and sent to the 37 Military Hospital and the Ridge Hospital for medical treatment. Eyewitnesses said the workers sustained different degrees of injury, but no deaths had been reported.
The cause of the collapse is still unknown. The GNFS has begun a technical investigation to determine what led to the failure and whether safety standards were followed.
The Service has instructed the site manager to suspend all work until investigations are complete and to ensure the project fully meets safety requirements before resuming construction.
In a statement, the GNFS said it will share more details as investigations progress.
