Storey building under construction collapses in Sokoto

A two-storey gathering nether operation collapsed connected Wednesday astatine Unguwar Rogo on Bauchi Road successful Sokoto metropolis, with each 15 operation workers connected tract escaping unhurt.

According to a connection posted connected Facebook by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Sokoto Operations Office, the bureau received a distress telephone astatine astir 2:23 p.m. and instantly deployed its Search and Rescue Team to the scene.

“Assessment astatine the country revealed that 15 operation workers were contiguous erstwhile the gathering collapsed. Fortunately, nary of the workers was trapped oregon injured, and nary casualty was recorded,” NEMA said.

The bureau said its Search and Rescue Team joined different exigency responders successful a coordinated cognition to hunt for imaginable trapped victims, evacuate casualties if necessary, and unafraid the country against further risks.

The multi-agency effect progressive the Federal Fire Service, Sokoto State Fire Service, Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Sokoto State Urban Planning and Development Authority, the State Assoc...