Roof collapse at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital

Issued by Jack Bloom MPL – DA Gauteng Shadow MEC for Health
02 Mar 2017 in News

I have seen the collapsed roof section at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital and I hope desperately that there are no deaths.

We know that some people have been pulled from the rubble and were injured.

Staff have told me that stones were moved onto the section of the roof which collapse onto the hospital street level.

Staff at the Hospital have warned in the past of the leaking Hospital roofs and other structural problems in the building.

The entire hospital must be urgently assessed to ensure it is safe.