Crimes

2 children die, couple injured in Kano building collapse

Two children have been confirmed dead while two others (a couple) were injured in a two-storey building collapsed at Noman’s Land in the Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State.

The incident was confirmed by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, Dr Nuraddeen Abdullahi, on Thursday, September 5, 2024.

Abdullahi said: “The agency received a distress call today at about 2:00 a.m. from a good Samaritan that a two-storey building collapsed at Noman’s Land Quarters, Kano.

“On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene.

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“Four persons rescued by our team were husband, wife, and two children. Out of the victims, the two children were confirmed dead, while the couple were rushed to Armed Forces Specialist Hospital in Kano for treatment.”

He noted that the search and rescue operations were still ongoing to rescue trapped persons in the building.

The Kano State Fire Service, Police, Red Cross, NSCDC, SEMA, and others were among the search and rescue team.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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