NEMA confirms 3 dead, 2 injured in Kano building collapse

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the death of three individuals when a building collapse at Kuntau Quarters in the Gwale Local Government Area of Kano.

Dr. Nuradeen Abdullahi, the NEMA Kano Territorial Coordinator who confirmed this on Friday in Kano said two others sustained injuries.

“We received a distressed call at about 9:20 a.m on Friday from a good Samaritan that a three- storey building under construction collapsed at Kuntau quarters.

“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 injury and are receiving treatment” Abdullahi said.

He noted that the search and rescue operation 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.