The coalition’s chairman Frank Yeh said the site of the incident, The Address 2, shared the same development order number as The Address 1, based on the construction sites’ signages.

“If indeed both The Address 1 and 2 have been granted the same development order, why is the stop-work order issued only for The Address 2 and not for The Address 1 as well?

“Furthermore, they are the same developer, consultants and contractor,” he said in a statement today.

Yeh questioned the authorities’ decision to allow work to continue at The Address 1, adding that he hoped it was not an “unintentional oversight” by the Construction Industry Development Board.

He said residents were concerned that a similar incident could occur if the construction work continued before investigations were completed, stressing that the sites were located close to condominium units and a school.

Maxim Holdings, the developer of the 37-storey condominium block, confirmed on Friday evening that part of the swimming pool on the 6th floor had collapsed – trapping two Bangladeshi workers who were rescued and sent to Hospital Kuala Lumpur for treatment.

A stop-work order was issued to the contractor while Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said the condominium’s sales licence would be suspended until investigations were completed.

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health is probing the cause of the collapse. The probe is expected to take about a month.