KUWAIT CITY, Aug 22 : Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sharida Al- Mouasherji vowed that those responsible for the collapse of a building in Jabriya would be held accountable. “We are waiting for the final report about the incident,” he told reporters on Wednesday evening.

He expressed appreciation to all efforts made by different ministries and competent bodies, which dealt seriously with the incident despite difficult conditions and hot weather. Al-Mouasherji added that a team worked on lifting the rubble to make sure that there were neither victims nor injuries. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior said its team, along with the Kuwait Fire Force (KFF), dealt with the collapse. The incident took place due to negligence from the contractor responsible for the demolition, the ministry’s security media and public relations department said in a statement. It added that the contractor ran away from the site after the incident took place. (KUNA)