It’s absolutely terrifying when you’re expecting an entire building is going to collapse on you. There was a previous case where a Cheras shopping centre’s ceiling suddenly collapsed, destroying three stores in the process.
It looks like a similar incident happened again, only this time in a different shopping centre in Petaling Jaya. On Saturday (28th October), the ceiling of the car porch in front of Megah Rise Mall’s entrance in Taman Megah, Petaling Jaya, collapsed due to a terrifying storm happening outside.
@hypemalaysia Customers were panicking as the car porch ceiling at the Megah Rise Mall’s entrance collapsed. Videos by: Fiona Ng, Sukan Star TV
A customer posted a video of the ceiling collapsing in real time on Facebook that has since gone viral. In her original post, the incident occurred at around 2:57pm. Others have also posted the same incident from different perspectives. One video showed customers who were dining at a restaurant inside the mall quickly exiting the premises when the car porch ceiling outside fell to the ground. Another video showed the mall’s building structure collapsing from afar. Megah Rise Mall posted a statement later that evening to address the situation.
It was said that, unfortunately, 3 individuals suffered minor injuries from the incident and have received necessary medical attention. ” Our thoughts are with those affected by today’s incident. We are fully cooperating with all relevant authorities to manage the situation as swiftly as possible,” the management wrote. Megah Rise Mall also apologised for the incident and said that they would be conducting a comprehensive structural assessment to further ensure customers’ safety.
After the first video went viral, many criticised Megah Rise Mall’s developers for the poor quality of the building’s structure since it apparently could not withstand extreme weather. Others pointed out the mall is fairly new so it should not have any structural problem. Some even slammed the security guards on duty for not properly assisting the customers to get away from the dangerous area and one of them was even seen recording as the ceiling collapsed.
Thankfully, there were no casualties reported that day. We hope that the victims will make a full recovery and that the mall will improve on their building structure. Read the full statement below:
