Oldham building collapse: Council surveyor deemed it safe weeks before
A building at 31 King Street, Oldham collapsed on March 24, 2026, just three weeks after a council surveyor deemed it 'no immediate danger.' The building, owned by KKS Investors (Cllr Kamran Ghafoor and Sameer Zulqurnain), housed Euro King Mini Market and rental homes. Five people self-evacuated before a structural wall caved in at 12:30pm, with three injured and two hospitalised. Concerns were raised on March 1, but the surveyor referred the issue back to the landlord rather than declaring imminent danger. The owners claim they engaged a structural engineer on March 2 and submitted building notice on March 9, but no works were carried out before the collapse. Around 40 people required temporary accommodation. The council and Health and Safety Executive are investigating the cause.