Four Rescued Alive In Abuja Collapsed Building

Four persons have been rescued alive from rubble of the collapsed two-storey building located beside Cupid Hotel, Sultan Dansuki Road, Phase 2, Site 2, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, Abuja.

Of the four persons rescued alive, two of them have been taken to the Kubwa General Hospital.

FCT Emergency Management Department said efforts are on to search for other persons who may be trapped in the collapsed building by the combined activities of security agencies and spirited individuals.

The FCT Emergency Management Department, National Emergency Management Agency, FCT Fire Service, Federal Road Safety Corps, the Civil Defense Corps, and the Nigeria Police are on the ground at the incident scene.

According to a statement by Head Public Affairs, FEMD, Nkechi Isa, the collapsed building is a residential house that contains 45 self-contained rooms.

Nkechi further disclosed that it was previously used as a hotel before it was converted for residential purposes.

The Acting Director General of FEMD, Mrs Florence Dawon Wenegieme, who is at the incident scene, said search and rescue efforts would remain ongoing until the last person is removed ‘if at all there is still someone trapped in the rubble”, The Nation quoted.

The Director-General of FEMD said the use of substandard building materials by some developers was one of the reasons for the re-occurring collapse of buildings.

Mrs Wenegieme called for strict compliance and action against developers who use substandard building materials. She said most cases of building collapses can be avoided if developers use standard materials.