Safety concerns raised about hospital long before roof collapse
2 March 2017
Johannesburg – Concerns about the structural safety at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, where a section of the roof collapsed on Thursday afternoon, were previously highlighted by DA provincial legislature member Jack Bloom.
Emergency services were still busy, going through rubble to see if people were trapped.
Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Nana Radebe said that, so far, one person had been removed from the rubble.
Bloom had previously raised concerns about the hospital.