…two dead, 25 under rubble
At least two persons have died after an eight-storey building collapsed in Owerri, Imo State.
Located along the Yar’ Adua Drive in the state capital, the building was said to have been under construction at the time of the incident on Thursday
Fourteen others were rescued from the rubble by a team led by Emeka Agbor, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and the commissioner of Health Dr. Demaris Osunkwo.
However, over 25 persons mostly labourers at the building site were still trapped in the rubbles at press time.
Agbor said immediately they got wind of the collapsed hotel building, they moved to site to commence rescue operations.
“We’ve so far rescued 14 persons from the rubbles and they have been taken to hospital for treatment but unfortunately one person has been confirmed dead while we are still trying to rescue others trapped in the collapsed building.”
