A labourer who was injured after the house he was working on reportedly collapsed, was released from hospital on Thursday. Agaffi Obermuller, a resident of Lot 15 Ogle, East Coast of Demerara (ECD) resides nearby to the collapsed
Agaffi Obermuller
building, which is also located in the same community.
The 23-year-old father of one, who was appointed as a plumber, was working on the building when it suddenly collapsed. As such, he was pinned by a concrete beam. At that time of the building collapse, three other workers were present at the construction site; however, Obermuller was the only one who sustained injuries. The injured man was rescued from beneath the debris and taken to hospital where his injuries were treated. On Thursday, he was released and sent home.
The Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) has since filed an investigation into the structural integrity of the building and the conditions which led to the collapse.
