Two persons have reportedly been trapped inside a three-storey building under construction. The building is located inside the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State Capital.
According to reports, the building collapsed on Tuesday evening in Abakaliki the Ebonyi State Capital.
The collapsed building is located inside the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki.
A source revealed that during a search and rescue operation, one person was rescued. He was rushed to the hospital for medical treatment. However, other person is said to be trapped inside the collapsed building by the time of the report.
Narrating his incident, one of the labourers, who escaped from the collapsed building, said escaped because he had gone to wash his hands.
“I was loading a bag of stones, and the owner of the house was here with me, telling me to park it very well. He has finished paying us.
“The building did not give any sign that it was about to collapse. I was lucky because my tools were inside. I just said let me wash my hands here before I will go inside the building to collect my tools,” he stated.
However, according to Channels Television, only one person, who is dumb was trapped inside. “He is still there as of the time of filling this report. One other who was rescued has been rushed to hospital.”
The Ebonyi Police spokesperson, DSP Joshua Ukandu via chat, confirmed the incident. He said men of the operatives and officials from the State Ministry of Works and Capital Development Authority workers, are still on ground. They are trying to rescue the trapped labourer.
“Meanwhile, the second person was later rescued late at night and taken to the hospital,” the report stated.
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