ANA reports that the Department of Labour (DoL) said on Tuesday that an inquiry into a Durban structural collapse that left four people dead had gone into recess and would reconvene on 18 June.
In addition to the fatalities, four other workers were injured in the incident. The collapse occurred on 28 March last year on the premises of Imperial Logistics in Jacobs. Echo Prestress, a precast roofing company, was busy with the final installation of a concrete precast roof slab when the concrete structure collapsed. The collapse caused structural damage to an adjacent building and damage to a heavy duty vehicle parked on a public road along the perimeter fence of the facility. According to DoL spokesperson Teboho Thejane, construction-site principal agent Demo Salerno would take the stand upon resumption of the inquiry. To date, 23 witnesses had been interrogated, including a building inspector from eThekwini municipality, engineers acting as expert witnesses and the chief executive of Imperial, Steven Smith. At least four more witnesses are expected to testify before the inquiry concludes its work.
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