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A legal battle has broken out over what caused the collapse of the roof of the Kew Recreation Centre amid claims that substandard steel and engineering practices or design faults were responsible.
Authorities blame steel and engineering faults for the disastrous result at the $73 million project, while the construction company says the problems stemmed from defective design.
In October 2022, the roof structure of the pool redevelopment on High Street caved in, causing a deafening bang, which locals likened to an explosion. The main steel truss buckled and fell 10 metres, taking down a significant portion of the structure. No one was injured.
The collapse remains the subject of separate prosecutions by WorkSafe and the Building and Plumbing Commission (BPC) against the developer responsible for overseeing the project, ADCO Group. These have now been complicated further by lawsuits between the company and Boroondara Council, including one lodged on Christmas Eve by the building giant.