Investigators investigating the cause of the sudden collapse of a structure at Holy city church, Entebbe of Bro Ronnie Makabai are following up leads of a possible use of a Non-Explosive Demolition Agents or expansive mortar by enemies to bring down an office block extension that has been under construction for over one year.
The building which collapsed down on its self on Monday injured about 25 site workers who were picked from the rubble, police confirmed. Of these, a big number has been discharged from hospitals after receiving treatment while a few remain under medical attention but are out of danger.
At the time of the collapse, most of the workers were doing the finishing including putting tarrazo on the floor before the incident happened.
According to a source , the investigators are following up possible case of implosion demolition , a form of demolition in which structures are destroyed by collapsing on themselves.
An investigator explains, that this method employs the use of explosives to bring down high structures by undermining structural supports so that it collapses within their footprint or along a predetermined path.
The structure then falls into its footprint. In this method, an expert explains that instead of an explosion outwards, the force of the explosion is directed at critical support points which are suddenly weakened making the weight of the building unstable and collapses in a controlled manner.
This source adds that there is also possible case of using chemical demolition and this method involves the use of concrete demolition powder, concrete breaking chemical and concrete cracking chemical to quickly bring down such large structures.
“This advanced concrete cracking agent has expansive power that demolishes even massive buildings with minimum effort and time. The concrete breaking powder is non-explosive and soundless”. Source explains.
He adds ” If the building had weak structures or weak construction materials, it would fall on the weak side like a falling tree but in this case, it collapsed from within and at once.”
It has also been established that two people have been arrested on suspicion of foul play and will help security services in investigation.
According to cctv footage captured before the incident, one person in a blue T shirt is seen pacing up and down the building suspiciously before the building fell on itself.
It has also been established that the planners of this heinous act wanted to incident to happen on Sunday which was a special Sunday where tens of thousands of believers gather at the church to pray for water to become holy water and use it for spiritual use.
“They to kill as many as possible such that church is closed to scatter souls”
Holy city management maintain that the Church is intact since it was seperate from the office block extension that has been under construction for over one year adding that normal programs of the church continue uninterrupted.
Literny of attacks on Holy City church
It should be remembered that Holy city church also known as Evangelical Truth Ministries (ETM) was burnt down in 2016 by some people said to have been procured enemies from rival church in a fire that destroyed property worth millions of money at it’s headquarters on Salama Road, Muswangali zone, Makindye division.
The church also later came under attack after rival city pastor allegedly procured goons armed with clubs and stones and waylaid worshippers in Bwerenga who were traveling to the church for a Sunday service and injured very many and destroyed cars. No life was lost in the attack.
The church also recently lost its Mobile LED Screen Truck after being diverted from Salama Road church headquarters and was set a blaze in the areas of Luwero district.
Subsequently, the suspects were arrested by police but the same city popular “pastor” rescued them from detention.
The arrested suspects were the very people who took the car and burnt it down while filming the fire burn down the truck.