Minister Macpherson meets with families of the victims of George building collapse
He's sharing contents of a report from the Council for the Built Environment which investigated the conduct of engineers on site.
Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson. Picture: Lindsay Dentlinger/EWN
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson is on Saturday meeting with families of the victims and survivors of the George building collapse.
He is sharing contents of a report from the Council for the Built Environment which investigated the conduct of engineers on site.
32 construction workers died, and 28 others were seriously injured when a five-storey building collapsed in the town 14 months ago.
Macphesron received the final engineering report last month, and it details steps that need to be taken against those responsible for the tragedy.
It is a first of many probes which were undertaken by different private entities and government departments, that is being made public.
Shadrack Maine who lost an arm and a leg in the tragedy says he hopes this meeting will help them find closure.
"We are tired of this thing, and I want the Minister to tell us that the investigation is done, and that the guilty people are going to be arrested. I just want this thing to be finished," said Maine.