8-Storey Building Collapses In Imo as Two Dead, many trapped amid Lockdown(Graphic Photos)
By Bright Olorungbotemi
An eight-story building collapsed in Owerri, Imo state, on thursday, At least two persons have confirmed died as close to 40 workers are said to have been trapped in an ongoing construction of building, VAM News has learnt.
The building is Located along the Yar’ Adua Drive in Owerri, the state capital, the building was said to have been under construction at the time of the incident on Thursday.
Eyewitness who was at the scene of the collapsed building confirmed to VAM News that the Rescue operations are currently ongoing and about 25 persons were trapped.
Where excavation of those of the trapped workers are still in the process at about 7:01 pm.
At the time of filing this report, about Fifteen persons have, however, been rescued and seven severely injured and taken to hospital just as they said, for now, two feared death.
Many issues were raised by some of the survivors, which could have led to the building collapse.
One said the pillars were very weak, adding that the pillars holding the eight-story building were not also enough to carry the weight of the entire structure.
They also said that a few days ago they noticed cracks in some parts of the building and complained to the engineer who assured them he would do something about it.
However, members of the Red Cross were seen at the scene assisting in the evacuation of both the death, moving some to hospitals for immediate medical attention.
Report gathered that Five have been taken to the hospital who sustained various degrees of injuries.
While speaking with a worker in the area,
“We are working in different departments I can’t count the actual number. We are many. We may be up to 40 in number. They have taken five people to the hospital. They were badly injured.”
More photos of the incident below:
An eight-story building collapsed in Owerri, Imo state, on thursday, At least two persons have confirmed died as close to 40 workers are said to have been trapped in an ongoing construction of building, VAM News has learnt.
The building is Located along the Yar’ Adua Drive in Owerri, the state capital, the building was said to have been under construction at the time of the incident on Thursday.
Eyewitness who was at the scene of the collapsed building confirmed to VAM News that the Rescue operations are currently ongoing and about 25 persons were trapped.
Where excavation of those of the trapped workers are still in the process at about 7:01 pm.
At the time of filing this report, about Fifteen persons have, however, been rescued and seven severely injured and taken to hospital just as they said, for now, two feared death.
Many issues were raised by some of the survivors, which could have led to the building collapse.
One said the pillars were very weak, adding that the pillars holding the eight-story building were not also enough to carry the weight of the entire structure.
They also said that a few days ago they noticed cracks in some parts of the building and complained to the engineer who assured them he would do something about it.
However, members of the Red Cross were seen at the scene assisting in the evacuation of both the death, moving some to hospitals for immediate medical attention.
Report gathered that Five have been taken to the hospital who sustained various degrees of injuries.
While speaking with a worker in the area,
“We are working in different departments I can’t count the actual number. We are many. We may be up to 40 in number. They have taken five people to the hospital. They were badly injured.”
More photos of the incident below:
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