Dubai Municipality launches collapse investigation

Dubai Municipality has set up a team to investigate the reasons for the collapse

Dubai Municipality has announced it has set up a team to investigate the cause of the collapse of the Al Attas Real Estate building in Deira.

The team, led by DM head of engineering Merouan Abdullah went onsite on Monday and is now analysing construction plans for the three-basement, G+4 project that collapsed on Sunday.

According to a statement issued by DM, “the team now is checking the plans to study the reason behind the collapse including many technical issues such as the nature of the ground and the groundwater.”

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Some of the comments posted to ConstructionWeekOnline.com earlier today speculated on the possibility that the collapse was caused by a sinkhole, a natural depression in the ground caused by erosion from water.

According to DM, “The team is also working on revising the calculations and the construction details, which may require a laboratory analysis.”