Two persons were injured while 37 others were rescued after a two-storey building at Lagos Street, Garki Village in Abuja, collapsed on Wednesday night.
Confirming the incident in the early hours of Thursday, August 24, 2023, the spokesperson of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FCT FEMA), Nkechi Isa, said 37 persons were rescued alive, while two others were fatally injured.
Isa, in a statement, noted that a rescue operation was ongoing to search for more victims.
She added that a combined team of the FCT FEMA, Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), and the police were on ground to rescue and evacuate victims.
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The FEMA spokesperson said: “The two-storey building, which serves both residential and commercial purposes collapsed on Wednesday night.
“FCT FEMA Search and Rescue Team are awaiting excavators to intensify the search to ensure that no victim is left in the rubble of the collapsed building.”
Isa quoted the Director-General of the agency, Dr Abass Iddris, as commending the efforts of all stakeholders, including members of the community who were working hard manually to rescue trapped persons.
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