July 13, 2013

101-Yr-Old 3-Storey Building Collapses In Kaduna

Update coming out of kaduna says Rescue operations are still underway and it is belived that six children were trapped under the rubble. A six months old baby has been rescued but it is taught over 50 people are still trapped. Crowds gathered demanding the people trapped shouting for help should be saved but it took nema two hours to mobilize rescue geer, including renting a crane from juliusbberger. It is not known if their are dead.

But one child was rescued, the fate of the others are unknown, NEMA says they are.doing everything possible to rescue people trapped. And insisited that no one.has died, but residents claimed a woman’s dead body was pulled out of thebrubble. The state governor is at the scene.

NOTE: nema has apologised for earlier reports that the building was built a 101 years ago. Rather, it is belived, it was built in the 80′s by an alhaji and out of mud, which might be a major contributing factor.

According to Premium Times
At least six children were still trapped by 9:30 p.m. in the rubbles of a two- storey building that collapsed on Hadejia Road, a busy commercial area of Kaduna, on.Thursday, a rescue agency has said.
The National Emergency Management Agency , NEMA, said rescue officials from
the agency are still searching for six kids from the rubbles of the building.

In a telephone chat with PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday evening, the spokesperson.for the agency, Manzo Ezekiel, said seven children were confirmed missing from the building, while one was rescued alive.
“One of the trapped children is foundbalive in the rubble from the second floor of the collapsed building in Kaduna,” he.said.

He also said the fate of the “other six (children) trapped in the first floor remain uncertain.” “Search and rescue efforts continue at thebsite.
NEMA search and rescue team together with other rescuers are still working to remove the rumbles over the children.”
Mr. Manzo said nobody has been
confirmed dead from the incident.

place add code here
Previous Post
Next Post

0 comments:

Spread Love, Laughter, Ideas not Hate...