One woman was injured on Thursday morning after part of a ceiling collapsed at Somerset West Mall.
Authorities are on the scene at Somerset West Mall where part of a ceiling collapsed this morning.
ER 24 spokesperson Russel Meiring says one woman sustained minor injuries, “but later declined transportation to hospital”.
Picture: ER24
“ER24 paramedics, Western Cape EMS, Rescue and Fire Services, arrived on the scene and found that several ceiling panels and poles had collapsed to the floor. Several shoppers were found nearby," says Meiring.
Roof collapse at Somerset Mall. Picture: Facebook
"Medics assessed several people had found that they had escaped injury. One woman sustained minor injuries but later declined transportation to hospital.
"The details surrounding this incident are not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations," says Meiring.
*This is a developing story.
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