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  • NEMA confirms two dead, two injured in Kano building collapse

    NEMA confirms two dead, two injured in Kano building collapse

    The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday confirmed two persons dead and two injured in a two-storey building collapsed at Noman’s Land Fagge Local Government Area of Kano.

    Dr Nuraddeen Abdullahi, NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano.

    He said, “The agency received a distress call today at about 2:00 a.m from a good samaritan that a two-storey building collapsed at Noman’s Land Quarters, Kano.

    “On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene.

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    “Four persons rescued by our team were husband, wife and two children; out of the victims, the two children were confirmed dead, while the couple were rushed to Armed Forces Specialist Hospital, Kano for treatment” Abdullahi said.

    He noted that the search and rescue operations were still ongoing to rescue trapped persons in the building.

    NAN reports that the Kano State Fire Service, Police, Red Cross, NSCDC, SEMA and others were among the search and rescue team.

    (NAN)

  • Three killed, two injured in Kano building collapse

    Three killed, two injured in Kano building collapse

    The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that three persons died while two others were injured in a three-storey building collapse incident at Kuntau Quarters, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano.

    Confirming the incident and casualty figure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday, NEMA Kano Territorial Coordinator, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, said: “We received a distressed call today at about 9:20 am from a good Samaritan that a three- storey building under construction collapsed at Kuntau quarters.

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    “On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene.

    “So far, five persons were rescued and taken to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, out of which three were confirmed dead while two victims sustained injuries and are receiving treatment.”

    He noted that the search and rescue operation was still ongoing to rescue those that were trapped.

    “NEMA rescue team, Kano State Fire Service, police, Red Cross, NSCDC and SEMA, among others, are still at the site of the incident to ensure removal of other trapped victims,” Abdullahi said

  • UPDATED: Three die in Kano building collapse

    UPDATED: Three die in Kano building collapse

    Three persons were confirmed dead on Friday when an ongoing building collapsed in Kuntau, Gwale local government area of Kano State.

    The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the disaster.

    It said: “Three people died while two sustained injuries” when the three storey building collapsed.

    The total number of victims was not yet certain as of press time but eyewitnesses said at least 11 persons might have been trapped under the rubble.

    It was gathered two of the victims have been rescued and rushed to the hospital by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) who were still carrying out rescue operation at the scene of collapse.

    NEMA Kano Territorial Coordinator, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, said NEMA received a distress call at about 9:20 am from a good Samaritan that a three story building under construction collapsed at Kuntau Quarters.

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    “On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene,” he said, explaining that five people were rescued and taken to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital.

    “Out of those taken to the hospital, three were confirmed dead, while two victims sustained injury and are receiving treatment,” he said.

    He noted the search and rescue operations was still ongoing to rescue those trapped.

    “NEMA rescue team, Kano State Fire Service, Police, Red Cross, NSCDC and SEMA among others are still at the site of the incident to ensure removal of other trapped victims,” Abdullahi said.