Culled from Dailytrust.com.ng
3-Storey Building Collapses In Kaduna, over 50 trapped
Update coming out of kaduna says Rescue operations are still underway and it is belived that six children were trapped under the rubble. A six months old baby has been rescued but it is taught over 50 people are still trapped.
Crowds gathered demanding the people trapped shouting for help should be saved but it took nema two hours to mobilize rescue geer, including renting a crane from julius berger. It is not known if their are dead. But one child was rescued, the fate of the others are unknown, NEMA says they are doing everything possible to rescue people trapped. And insisited that no one has died, but residents claimed a woman's dead body was pulled out of the rubble. The state governor is at the scene.
NOTE: nema has apologised for earlier reports that the building was built a 101 years ago. Rather, it is belived, it was built in the 80's by an alhaji and out of mud, which might be a major contributing factor.
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