On Wednesday, six individuals sustained injury after a wall and a building under construction at Ablekuma NIC collapsed on them.
According to the Ghana National Fire Service, 2 out of the six are in critical condition.
The victims are currently receiving treatment at the Akawey Hospital.
Ghana has recently borne the brunt of structural challenges. According to the Ghana National Fire Service, two lives were lost, with 62 injured from February to May due to eight separate structural collapses.
In the Ashanti Region, the dinning hall of Ejuraman Senior High School in Ejura on February 7, collapsed on a group of students, trapping and injuring 45. They were rescued and transported to the Ejura Government Hospital.
A storey building under construction at Ashongman Estate collapsed, injuring five on February 15 this year.
On March 1 and April 21, a three-storey building at the Royal Gospel Junior HIGH school at Sakura and a warehouse with an adjoining building at Taifa collapsed respectively.
The school incident recorded no casualty, however, two individuals sustained injuries in the latter.
On May 1, an uncompleted three-storey building collapsed at SDA Junction near KPOGAS Furniture at Adenta. A life was lost as a result while two construction workers sustained critical injuries.
On May 4, another uncompleted three-storey building came tumbling down at Nanakrom within the Adenta Municipality where a life was also lost.
On May 6, a six-storey building under construction at the Tamale-UDS City campus in the Northern Region collapsed. No casualty was recorded.
The Bortianor incident where a three-storey building collapsed, injuring seven occurred on May 9.
Meanwhile, the GNFS has called on land developers to desist from engaging the services of uncertified development practitioners and rather use the appropriate processes of securing building or construction permits with the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
Also, the Engineering Council has announced that it will set up a team to look into the structural challenges recorded.
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