More people, mainly staff of the Achimota Branch of Melcom Shopping Mall, are still feared trapped in the rubble of the collapsed ultra-modern building as rescue officials made up of the Police, Military, Fire Service and the National Ambulance Service battle to save their lives.
Peacefmonline.com can confirm that the Achimota branch of Melcom shopping centre has collapsed trapping many inside on Wednesday morning at 9:20.
Reports say 50 people have so far been retrieved whiles three have been confirmed dead at the Police Hospital.
The six-storey Melcom shopping complex opposite the Neoplan Assembly Plant at Achimota, Accra caved in on Wednesday morning.
According to eye witnesses, the building collapsed after an explosion, injuring workers, shoppers and pedestrians and cracking windscreens of nearby vehicles.
The collapsed shopping complex is on the same compound with Fidelity Bank, Achimota branch. The building is also close to the Standard Chartered Bank and another shopping mall, Sarlinesta.
Meanwhile, the Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur;Accra Metropolitan Assembly(AMA) boss, Alfred Vanderpuije; Minister of Trade and Industry Hannah Tetteh; Chief of Staff, Henry Martey Newman; NPP Chairman, Jake Obetsebi Lamptey and NPP Running mate, Dr. Bawumia among other senior state officials are all at the scene of the incident.
President John Mahama has visited the site. He flew from Bawku in the Upper East Region to have a first hand information on the incident.
He charged the rescuers to work around the clock to ensure all persons trapped under the building were rescued.
Woooow such a beautiful girl almost lost her life
@Dr. Miyagi, Hmmmm, u can say that again.Thank God for her life.
THANK GOD FOR YOUR LIFE. GOD HAS NOT FINISHED WITH YOU YET, SO PLEASE USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN DOING THINGS RIGHT IF YOU WERE’NT BEFORE. I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU INDEED.
awww… soo sad… and am sure the robbers will get the opportunity to Rob people n de collapse mall as well…
I hope and believe that the owners have insurance becuase these families need to be compensated. I smell class action suit against the owner of the building melcom officials and the city of Accra…the mayor needs to be responsible for this. Mayor V. you lived in chicago please implement some of the good things you learned living in the city of Chicago…thanks
may the lord still have mercy on the lost souls n injured parties as well