News24 | George building collapse: Contractor extends sympathy to victims’ families, will cooperate with probe

Rescue teams on site remove rubble and bricks as the search for victims continues. (Luke Daniel/News24)

Rescue teams on site remove rubble and bricks as the search for victims continues. (Luke Daniel/News24)

The contractor in charge of the George construction site, where a multi-story building collapsed, leaving six dead and 47 still unaccounted for, described the incident as a tragedy.

Rescue workers were still working hard on Tuesday to recover those still trapped under the rubble. 

Liatel Developments is the contractor of the Neo Victoria multi-storey apartment block. 

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