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General News of Wednesday, 15 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Kano building collapse kills four relatives

Seven people were in the building when it collapsed Seven people were in the building when it collapsed

Tragedy struck at the Saberi area in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State when four relatives reportedly lost their lives after their building collapsed on Monday night.

Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Saidu Mohammed said that the victims, seven of them, were asleep when the accident happened.

Of the seven, they were able to rescue three individuals, including a 12-month-old boy, Saidu added.

The PRO said, “Seven persons were on Monday, April 13 trapped in a collapsed building at Saberi area, Gwale Local Government Area of the state.

“They were asleep when the incident happened. Four of them, members of a family, later died at Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Kano while the remaining three victims were rescued and receiving treatment at the hospital.

“Among those rescued was a year-old boy. We received a distress call from one Sadi Gora, who lives in the neighbourhood, at about 11:45 p.m. that a building had collapsed in the area.

“On receiving the information, we quickly deployed our rescue team to the scene at about 11:55 p.m. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.”