HIBAPRESS
A house under construction collapsed within a residential complex belonging to the municipality of Beni Yakhlef in the Mohammedia province, without any human losses being recorded, according to initial data from the scene.
According to the available data, the collapsed house was in an advanced stage of construction, after two floors had been built, while the works on the third floor were underway at the time of the collapse, inside a residential complex allocated for the resettlement of former residents from a number of shanty towns in the city of Mohammedia.
Identical testimonies from a number of witnesses indicated that the collapse occurred suddenly, which caused a state of panic among the neighboring residents, without the accident resulting in any injuries, at a time when the work inside the workshop had stopped.
Upon being notified of the incident, the local authorities and elements of the Civil Protection arrived at the scene, where the collapse area was cordoned off and the necessary preventive measures were taken, with an investigation opened to determine the circumstances of the incident, and to reveal the extent of compliance with safety standards and building conditions in force.
