Seventh Body Retrieved From Debris; Nearby residents to be evacuated
PETALING JAYA, May 30 (Bernama) -- The body of the seventh and last victim of the collapsed Jaya Supermarket here has been retrieved from the debris.The body, which was recovered at 4pm, was found five metres from the remains of two other casualties found earlier today, said Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed.He said with the recovery of the last Indonesian worker, the search and rescue operation was called off at 5pm. A deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test will be conducted on the remains of the victims found today to identify them with the assistance of the Indonesian Embassy here, he told reporters here Saturday.
Arjunaidi said the Public Works Institute of Malaysia (Ikram) would investigate the cause of the collapse and hand over the report to the state government while the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council would clean up the area. He said occupants of 12 houses close to the building had been asked to move out for the time being as a safety measure. Petaling Jaya mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman said 69 occupants of 12 terrace houses close to the building had been asked to vacate their houses with immediate effect.He said the police had been notified by experts that the remaining structure of the building was unsafe and could collapse at any time."We told the occupants in Jalan 14/15 and they had agreed to move out of their houses.
"They will be staying at a nearby hotel until the demolition operations are completed. The contractor and the developer will foot the bill."We had offered them to be sheltered at the Seri Setia Hall here but they refused," Mohamad Roslan told reporters here.He said policemen and MBPJ personnel would man the houses to prevent trespassing and break-in.A house owner, Chin Yok Yin, 70, said besides paying for the hotel accommodation, the contractor would give each family RM150 daily for their expanses."This is not the question of money but our inconvenience. How could a big family huddled together in a hotel room?" he asked.Another house owner, Ong Pek Kim, said the demolition works should have been carried out in March last year."The demolition operations were carried out from 8am till 7pm everyday and were very noisy," he said.
End of Update Story as all the victims had been successfully found. We pray for them and for those who have killed in the incident. Life must go on everyday......... For more news info, please visit local newspaper website. 10q
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