{"id":236067,"date":"2024-10-21T06:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T06:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/21\/one-dead-3-rescued-as-building-collapses-in-sokoban\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T06:32:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T06:32:02","slug":"one-dead-3-rescued-as-building-collapses-in-sokoban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/21\/one-dead-3-rescued-as-building-collapses-in-sokoban\/","title":{"rendered":"One dead, 3 rescued as building collapses in Sokoban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A tragic incident occurred at Sokoban Wood Village in Kumasi on Sunday, October 20, when a one-story building collapsed, leaving one person dead and three others rescued.<\/p>\n<p>The collapse occurred in the early morning hours, and the victims were construction workers at the site.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) reported that their Kejetia Fire crew swiftly responded to a distress call at 2:45 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival, they found four workers trapped beneath the rubble and immediately launched a rescue operation.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the trapped individuals were successfully rescued alive by the GNFS team, but unfortunately, one person was found dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The body of the deceased was handed over to the Ghana Police Service for preservation and further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are now probing the cause of the collapse to determine whether safety protocols were violated.<\/p>\n<p>In its statement, the GNFS urged construction companies and workers to strictly adhere to safety measures, emphasizing the importance of such precautions to prevent future tragedies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe swift response from our team ensured three lives were saved. However, this tragic event serves as a stark reminder of the need for all construction projects to comply with safety protocols to prevent similar incidents in the future,\u201d the GNFS stated.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tragic incident occurred at Sokoban Wood Village in Kumasi on Sunday, October 20, when a one-story building collapsed, leaving one person dead and three others rescued. The collapse occurred in the early morning hours, and the victims were construction workers at the site. 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