Some yet-to-be-identified number of persons may have been trapped as a five-storey building under construction collapsed at Basden Street, Fegge, in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State.
It was gathered that the
building, meant to serve commercial purposes on completion, collapsed in the
early hours of Sunday while some of the construction workers were on the last
floor.
An excavator has quickly been
moved to the site to begin the evacuation of rubbles and possible rescue operations
of any trapped victims.
The reason for the collapse has not yet been ascertained but as of the time of filing this report on Sunday, a source near the area said one person has been rescued as rescue operations continue at the site.
However, details of the incident
are still sketchy as the state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, could not
be reached for confirmation.
He did not respond to enquiries
on his telephone as of the time of filing this report.
The Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Emergency Management Agency, Chinyere Nworah, has yet to respond to enquiries sent to her telephone.v
More details later…
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