The Morning After: The Aftermath Of Last Night’s Building Collapse

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Since yesterday night’s collapse of a building in Paceville, the police have cordoned off the area surrounding the collapsed building.Following the collapse, the police and Civil Protection Department officials quickly cordoned off the collapsed building and provided support for shocked bystanders.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta)The building was adjacent to an active construction site which was served with a stop works notice on 10th June, after a resident of the block reported damage to the block during demolition works. Demolition works had ended in April and no works were ongoing at the construction site at the time of collapse.The construction site’s developer is Excel Developments, owned by Joseph Portelli, Mark Agius and Daniel Refalo. Agius is listed as the project developer.The Building and Construction Authority and Occupational Health and Safety Authority, together with the police moved to evacuate residents after the architects representing residents filed a police report on Wednesday morning.This is a developing story•