Several feared dead as pit collapses in Kano village

A tragic incidental has been reported successful Ridawa village, located successful Ghari Local Government Area of Kano State, wherever respective ceramic workers are feared dormant aft a pit abruptly collapsed.

The mishap occurred aboriginal Wednesday greeting portion the workers were digging ungraded for brick-making. Reports bespeak that the workers were wrong the pit erstwhile it gave way, trapping galore of them underground.

There are superior concerns that immoderate of the trapped workers whitethorn person mislaid their lives, portion others sustained injuries of varying severity.

Rescue efforts commenced soon aft the collapse, with residents and exigency responders moving unneurotic to scope those inactive buried.

However, arsenic of the clip this study was filed, immoderate victims had not yet been rescued, raising fears implicit their chances of survival.

The lawmaker representing Ghari/Tsanyawa Federal Constituency, Sani Bala, confirmed the incident. He stated that astir 10 radical were believed to beryllium trapped and called connected the authorities to enactment urgently to enactment rescue operations and forestall further deaths.

Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, said the bureau had not yet received immoderate authoritative study astir the incident.
He added: “Once they get much information, they volition respond accordingly.”

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