By Levy Masiteng
Nine people have died following the collapse of a building at a construction site in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, on Monday evening.
Three additional bodies were recovered on Tuesday morning as search and rescue operations continued, after six fatalities were confirmed on Monday.
According to Emergency Medical Services (EMS), 12 workers were inside the building at the time of the collapse. One worker remains unaccounted for, while another was rescued and taken to hospital for treatment.
EMS spokesperson Xolile Khumalo said the incident occurred at Amethyst Business Park. Preliminary reports indicate that a concrete slab dividing the structure into two storeys caved in, causing a structural failure that trapped workers beneath rubble.
“At this stage, we do not have information on whether the building was operating as a factory,” Khumalo said. “We will have more information once we locate the building owner, whom we have not yet
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