Rescue teams pulled out the last body from a building collapse in Ormonde, Johannesburg, on Tuesday morning.
The developer responsible for the property under construction in Ormonde, Johannesburg, which collapsed on Monday, March 2, killing nine workers, had no approved building plans, according to Mayor Dada Morero.
Morero visited the site on Tuesday after rescue workers retrieved the last body trapped in the building, which is believed to have collapsed due to a poorly constructed slab. The deaths of three workers were confirmed on Monday and the death toll rose to nine on Tuesday.
Morero said the victims were from both South Africa and Lesotho.
“Our teams are still on the ground to ascertain the damage and also to determine what the actual cause is, as it is suspected to be a poorly constructed concrete slab,” the mayor said.
He said it had been confirmed that the building was not structurally sound. Morero said an investigation would be launched which would direct action against the owners and a notice to demolish the building would also be issued.
“The city will take steps to demolish the structure due to its non-compliance,” he said.
The collapse follows an incident in nearby Soweto in January, when a house, considered structurally unsound, collapsed and killed…