LESS than 24 hours after a school building collapsed in Jos, the Plateau State capital, a section of a two-storey residential building in the Kubwa area of Abuja early Saturday morning crumbled, leaving several individuals trapped beneath the rubbles.
The building, previously a hotel named Al-Hilal and later converted into a hospital, had become a residential apartment after the hospital owners vacated the premises.
It is situated on Cupid Road (Sultan Dasuki Way) in Kubwa, adjacent to the well-known Cupid Hotel.
It was gathered that while emergency responders and security personnel quickly arrived at the scene, rescue operations were delayed due to the absence of cranes, which had not yet arrived by 8:45 am, nearly two hours after the collapse.
Despite the challenging circumstances, two people were transported to a nearby hospital, and a few others managed to escape unaided.
One of the survivors, who wished to remain anonymous, recounted that she heard cracking noises around 7 a.m. after she had stepped outside, prompting her to flee immediately.
Today’s incident occurred less than 24 hours after a school building collapsed on pupils in Plateau State, killing 22 and injuring one hundred and thirty-two persons.
It is also eleven days after a building collapsed at Unity House, Area 11, Garki, in Abuja.
Eighteen-Eleven Media