The Limassol building that collapsed on Easter Saturday and killed two people had been classified as dangerous with a visible risk of collapse weeks before the tragedy.
Police investigators are now gathering dozens of statements and expect to send their file to the Law Office next week.
A technical inspection by the Limassol District Local Government Organisation (DLGO) in early March 2026 rated the building on Aeschylou Street in Germasogeia as Category C, the highest danger classification, and identified an imminent collapse risk. Letters were sent to all nine owners warning that the structure posed a danger to residents, owners and passers-by and that action was required immediately.
That report is now with the investigative team of the Limassol Criminal Investigation Department (CID), formed on the day of the collapse. Investigators are not yet focused on specific criminal offences. Their current remit covers the circumstances of the collapse and the two deaths. Any criminal responsibilities that emerge will be assessed in cooperation with the Law Office, which will determine the next steps.
The building’s full administrative file is also in police hands. Construction was applied for in 1979 and the building permit issued in 1982. The block has six apartments on the first floor and four on the second, though one second-floor owner later converted their unit into two separate apartments. Nine people own the building in total, one of whom is a Greek Cypriot who lived there. One apartment was vacant. All nine owners have been located and have given statements.
According to a previous Philenews report, one of the Greek Cypriot owners had written to the Limassol DLGO to flag serious structural concerns, saying he could not get the other owners to agree on immediate action. That letter appears to have triggered the on-site inspection that resulted in the building being declared dangerous.
The investigation file contains dozens of statements from survivors, residents who got out in time, neighbouring eyewitnesses and friends of the two victims, as well as from officials of government departments, Germasogeia Municipality and the Limassol DLGO. Statements from the deputy mayors of Amathus and Germasogeia municipalities are still pending. Investigators are also examining documents and correspondence relating to the building held by both Germasogeia Municipality and the DLGO.
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