Three Confirmed Dead, 20 Saved in Building Collapse at Accra Newtown
- Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak confirmed that three people died after an old school building collapsed in Accra's New Town
- He disclosed that 20 others were rescued from the rubble and are currently receiving treatment at various health facilities in the city
- Emergency responders, including paramedics and the police, worked overnight to account for the 23 victims involved in the building collapse
Three people have been confirmed dead after an old school building collapsed near the Experimental Junior High School in Accra New Town.
This was disclosed by the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak.
Source: Facebook
According to him, 20 other people were rescued from the devastating school building collapse incident, which occurred on Sunday, March 29, 2026.
He added that the three deceased persons comprised one male and two females.
“So far, the information that has been cross-checked and double-checked, including visits to all the hospitals to ensure we do not provide any information that may be far from the facts, indicates that it is very difficult to tell how many people were inside the building. However, based on the cross-checks from the Ambulance Service and their team, who have been here throughout the night and have done a wonderful job, this is what we have.
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“We have asked the Fire Service to do their count, the Police to do their count, NADMO to do their count, and the Ambulance Service to do their count. At least, we have put all the information together, and what we can say is that there was a total of 23 people. Unfortunately, we have lost three, one male and two females, but we are not able to provide their names for now,” he added.
Muntaka Mubarak further disclosed that the 20 rescued citizens are receiving treatment at various hospitals in Accra.
“We thank God that 20 people are alive and receiving treatment at various hospitals, including the Police Hospital, the 37 Military Hospital, the Maamobi Polyclinic, and a private facility.”
He also expressed profound gratitude to the National Ambulance Service, the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana National Fire Service, and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) for the yeoman’s work they did in rescuing the 20 individuals and retrieving the bodies of the three deceased persons.
Watch the Facebook video from the building collapse scene below:
Haruna Iddrisu, officials visit collapsed building site
According to eyewitnesses, a group of people had gathered inside the building for worship at the time of the incident.
While the emergency responders were busy rescuing the worshippers who were trapped in the rubble, the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, arrived at the scene.
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo and the Mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, also visited the site.
Daniella Ntow Sarpong, the Chief Fire Officer of the GNFS, was also present at the site to assess the situation.
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YEN.com.gh reported earlier that the Amasaman China Mall had been closed after a partial building collapse left two people injured and some goods destroyed.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
