Iganga church house collapses, injures six
AN overweight roof caused the collapse of the new Ntinda village Church of Uganda building in Iganga district, injuring six workers.
By George Bita
AN overweight roof caused the collapse of the new Ntinda village Church of Uganda building in Iganga district, injuring six workers.
A resident, Fred Yatesa, told The New Vision that the structure went down on Monday afternoon when the workers lifted more metallic tubing onto the roof and heaped tiles on them in preparation for roofing.
“We heard a loud bang and within minutes, the entire place was filled with sandy dust particles,†he said.
One of the Christians, Margaret Ngoja, said the building, with a capacity of 1,000 people, was initially set to be roofed with timber and iron sheets but a donation of better items led to a change of plan.
Edward Gamuwa, the National Social Security Fund board chairman, donated metallic bars and tiles to the church.
“There where no supporting pillars inside the open hall to hold the extra weight of the tiles and metals,†Ngoja explained.
Wilbur Gulume, one of the workers, who was atop the building at the time of the incident, explained how a loud bang followed by a slow descent of the metallic roofing materials shocked him and six colleagues on the rooftop.
“The panic was quickly replaced by a dash for something to hold onto. We came down using the metal sheets on which the tiles were to be placed. However, some of us suffered fractures,†he said.
An ambulance arrived at the site after an hour but found a Good Samaritan had rushed the injured to Iganga Hospital.
In 2005, the Woman MP, Beatrice Magoola, organised a fundraising for the church.
Over 50 MPs attended the event at which over sh2.5m was raised in cash and pledges.
AN overweight roof caused the collapse of the new Ntinda village Church of Uganda building in Iganga district, injuring six workers.
A resident, Fred Yatesa, told The New Vision that the structure went down on Monday afternoon when the workers lifted more metallic tubing onto the roof and heaped tiles on them in preparation for roofing.
“We heard a loud bang and within minutes, the entire place was filled with sandy dust particles,†he said.
One of the Christians, Margaret Ngoja, said the building, with a capacity of 1,000 people, was initially set to be roofed with timber and iron sheets but a donation of better items led to a change of plan.
Edward Gamuwa, the National Social Security Fund board chairman, donated metallic bars and tiles to the church.
“There where no supporting pillars inside the open hall to hold the extra weight of the tiles and metals,†Ngoja explained.
Wilbur Gulume, one of the workers, who was atop the building at the time of the incident, explained how a loud bang followed by a slow descent of the metallic roofing materials shocked him and six colleagues on the rooftop.
“The panic was quickly replaced by a dash for something to hold onto. We came down using the metal sheets on which the tiles were to be placed. However, some of us suffered fractures,†he said.
An ambulance arrived at the site after an hour but found a Good Samaritan had rushed the injured to Iganga Hospital.
In 2005, the Woman MP, Beatrice Magoola, organised a fundraising for the church.
Over 50 MPs attended the event at which over sh2.5m was raised in cash and pledges.