Police arrested two people, including a contractor and the owner of a building which collapsed this Tuesday afternoon in Kigali, killing one person and injuring several others construction workers who where trapped under the building.
The Police spokesperson Theos Badege told repoters yesterday that investigations of those arrested for the incident is still an ongoing investigation.
“We are currently interrogating them to find out if they had the permission to demolish the building,” he said,
The search and rescue operation ended yesterday at around 10:00pm local time.
Meanwhile, Kigali City Mayor, Fidele Ndayisaba, has blamed the owners of the building, saying they demolished the facility without permission from city authorities.
“Renovation, demolition and construction of a building requires clearance from city authorities. The owners illegally demolished the structure,” he noted.
Ndayisaba called upon the public to always seek proper guidance from the authorities before setting up or demolishing any structures.
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