A popular restaurant Victoria Mall in Entebbe collapsed on Wednesday night and has been closed as a result.
The ceiling of high-end Café Javas, Victoria Mall located at Berkeley Rd, Entebbe caved in as clients had breakfast.
The owners of Café Javas shut the restaurant down as a precaution.
In a statement by Mr Paul Mwirigi, the Head of Marketing for Knight Frank Uganda who are the official managers of Victoria Mall, the ceiling board collapsed on Wednesday night, but no one was injured.
“As you may be aware or may have witnessed, there were parts of the ceiling boards inside the Cafe Java premises in Victoria Mall Entebbe that fell down last night. This happened in the evening past 9pm towards the closing hours of business on Wednesday 5th April. We’d like to confirm that there were no injuries or casualties sustained as a result of this incident,” the statement reads in part.
“At the moment our primary concern is for the safety of all involved; especially our beloved customers, therefore we are undertaking thorough investigations to ascertain the cause of this incident. Together with our dear tenant we shall also institute immediate measures to avoid a repeat of the same. We wish Cafe Java a quick turnaround in re-opening the doors to their amazing meals and ambience,” the statement continues.
No one was hurt because of the collapse, a statement from management said.
