An investigation is being held by the council to discover how the roof of a Birmingham mosque collapsed two weeks after it was shut.
Acivico is the company contracted by Birmingham City Council to deal with building issues. They are to examine the startling site at the Muslim Welfare Centre in Sparkbrook, following an assessment of the mosque on 7th April 2015.
Claims suggest that the mosque had been closed for the last few weeks as building work was being carried out.
Firemen from Highgate Fire Station were called to the mosque on 6th April at about 11:30pm, when they received calls about the roof had collapsed.
A spokesman for Acivico said, “A meeting took place with a demolition contractor at 9.30am this morning [7th April] to assess the immediate danger and to survey the building. Remedial work to make the building safe will then commence.”
The West Midlands Police helped closing the roads due to the incident. However, they will not be investigating any further as this was not a criminal matter.
Abid Shah, who lives opposite the mosque said, “I heard a sound like a huge lorry had driven past – there was no explosion. I went outside and there was dust in the air and rubble across the path and in the road.
“It was quite a shock. I am just so relieved that no-one has been hurt.”
