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Two dead, 22 rescued as building collapses in Abuja

Several people were on Thursday, February 2, trapped as a building under construction collapsed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

No fewer than 22 persons have so far been rescued in the ongoing efforts to evacuate those trapped in the building situated in the Gwarinpa Area of Abuja.

Two persons trapped in the building collapse had died.

The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday, February 2, 2023.

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The agency’s Head of Public Affairs, Mrs Nkechi Isa, said a combined team of FEMA, NEMA, FRSC, Nigeria Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the department of Development Control, Abuja Metropolitan Management Agency, and Red Cross were at the scene to rescue the remaining people trapped in the rubble of the collapsed building.

She said that some construction companies with heavy-duty equipment were also part of the rescue efforts.

“No fewer than 22 persons have so far been rescued, two are confirmed dead. The victims have been taken to Wuse, Gwarimpa, Asokoro district hospitals, and the Federal Medical Center. The search for survivors is ongoing.

“The two-storey building with a basement collapsed this morning trapping an unidentified number of workers,” she said.

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