Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak said 20 others, most of them women and children, had been rescued and were being treated in various hospitals. The building itself, which was part of a school in Accra's New Town area, was being used despite lying unfinished for several years, according to locals. Eyewitnesses reported hearing trapped victims calling for help under the rubble, describing the incomplete building as poorly constructed with no major maintenance since construction started. "Everybody in the community knows the building is very weak, yet they allowed services and activities inside," an eyewitness said. It has also reminded people of the 2012 collapse of a multi-storey shopping centre that was attributed to poor construction.

Source: The Star March 30, 2026 13:46 UTC