A mall under construction’s shop-front collapsed in Acornhoek on Thursday May 16, injuring two people.
According to a statement from the Acornhoek Mall Management, constructors drilled a wall to create a shop-front outside the mall and it collapsed after the failure of a temporary support structure.
The management stated that the area is still under construction and that two minor injuries of contractors were reported.
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“The injured contractors were immediately transported to hospital, where they were treated for injuries,” the management said in a statement.
The construction of the phase two mall is said to be on track and is expected to open in October.
The management also stated that the incident occurred in a construction site and is far from the shopping zone.
According to a report from Acornhoek News, one of the construction workers said that they had just finished making doorways for the new shops outside the mall but the wall above it could not hold on and ultimately gave in.
“We were just about to finish making doorways for the new shops outside the mall but the wall above couldn’t hold on, it came down. One colleague of mine broke his hand during this collapse. We are working on building it back quickly,” Acornhoek News reported.
“Acornhoek Mall is aware of unfounded rumours being reported on social media and other news channels pertaining to the incident and we wish to dismiss these false statements as nothing other than speculation,” the statement read.
