The National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed the death of three persons following the collapse of a three storey building in Kuntau area of Gwale local government area of Kano State.
NEMA Kano Coordinator, Dr. Nuradeen Abdullahi, who confirmed the number of deaths on Friday, said two others also sustained injuries during the incident.
“We received a distress call today Friday around 9:30 am from a good Samaritan that a three storey building under construction has collapsed in the Kuntau area.
“Five persons were rescued and were rushed to the Murtala Mohammed hospital where three among them were confirmed death while the remaining two who sustained injuries are currently receiving treatment,” he said.
He explained that the rescue operation was still ongoing with a view to rescuing others who might have been trapped in the rubbles.
“Personnel from NEMA and State Fire Service, Police, Red Cross, NSCDC and SEMA are involved in the rescue operation to rescue the remaining persons trapped in the building,” Abdullahi said.
Also speaking, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi told The Punch that personnel of the agency were still trying to rescue the remaining victims.
“We got the report of the incident but our men are still at the scene of the incident trying to rescue the victims, ” he said.