AN OLD listed building collapsed yesterday on a busy street in Larnaca, narrowly missing passersby.
The incident occurred on Karaolis and Demetriou Street. Members of the police and municipality rushed to the scene, where they started proceedings to demolish the building.
The contractor in charge of the demolition yesterday told the Larnaca Press Agency that there were a large number of listed buildings in the town, which were ready to collapse and needed to be demolished as a matter of urgency.
He said a survey needed to be carried out to decide which houses were in a position to be maintained, while the rest need to be demolished as they are direct threat to public safety.
It was reported that homeless migrants had been squatting in the building in question, just days before the collapse. Just a few doors down, a building in similar condition is being inhabited by two Romanian men, the same reports claimed.