Back to work at office
StarMetro report on Jan 17.

Sri Desa Entrepreneurs Park’s Block A building operational eight months after falling beam incident

OCCUPANTS of Sri Desa Entrepreneurs Park Block A who worked out of office since a beam fell from the five-storey commercial block last year, are now back at their workplaces.

Repairs on the damaged structure was complete and all unit owners and tenants had moved back in.

Apart from some pending drainage works, the building was now fully operational.

On Aug 15 last year, a concrete beam fell from an upper floor of Block A in Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur crushing 10 cars parked below. No one was hurt in the incident.

Block A building manager Emily Sim said works still pending were repairs to damaged drains and two lamp posts.

“Just a few days ago DBKL resurfaced the road in front of the building and their contractors will be drawing lines on the road either today or tomorrow.

“During the crash, the drains were badly damaged and two lamp posts were destroyed, and DBKL has agreed to do the repairs,” she said.

She added that the roof had been repaired and their engineers had already submitted the certificate of completion and compliance (CCC) to DBKL, awaiting its issuance.

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“Everything has been settled, and the only thing pending right now is the insurance claims for the 10 damaged cars, which we are still waiting to hear from the insurance companies,” she added.

In early September, owners and tenants on the ground floor and levels 1 and 2 of the block were allowed to return to work.

In December, DBKL’s building management approved the use of offices on Level 3, with strict safety protocols in place, but units on the 4th and 5th floors remained inaccessible.

During StarMetro’s visit yesterday, the entire block had resumed operations, bustling with activity.

Owners and tenants operating from the ground floor to Level 5 of the building, totaling 45 units, had returned to work.

The area, previously barricaded with police yellow tape and adorned with banners and signage warning people not to trespass, had been cleared.

Seputeh MP Teresa Kok, whose service centre was also affected by the incident, said it was good to be back at her former office.

“I had requested the mayor to help repair the roads in front of the building and he has graciously agreed to do so as well as to repair the drains.

“The mayor also contributed RM1,000 to each victim whose cars were damaged,’’ she said.
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OCCUPANTS of Sri Desa Entrepreneurs Park Block A who worked out of office since a beam fell from the five-storey commercial block last year, are now back at their workplaces.