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General News of Tuesday, 15 September 2020

Source: vanguardngr.com

Building collapse kills two teenagers, members of same family in Kano

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The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Sa’adu Muhammed who confirmed the incident to Vanguard identified the deceased as Abdullahi Anas 4years and Abdulmalik Anas six years respectively.

Muhammed said, “We received a distress call through one Malam Abdullahi Muhammad from Gwammaja ‘Yan kosai Dala Lcal government at about 01:30 am over collapse of a one storey building.

“Upon receiving the distress call, we immediately swung into action by deploying our rescue team with appliances to the scene of the incident.

“The house collapsed on Ten (10) dwellers and were trapped by broken blocks and sand. Eight of them were rescued alive with some injuries. They include Zainab Muhammad (60 years), Halifa Anas (22 years), Muhammad Anas (5 years), Maimuna Anas (9 years), Faruk Anas (10 years), Mujahedin Anas (4 years), Muftahu Anas (14 years) and Humaira Anas (7 years) while two others (Abdullahi Anas, 4years and Abdulmalik Anas, 6years) died.