No fewer than 50 persons were trapped when a two-storey commercial structure under construction in the Federal Capital Territory, Gwarinpa District collapsed on Thursday afternoon. Two people were also reported dead, though the cause of the tragic incident could not yet be ascertained at the time of filing this report. The incident was confirmed by the Director of Development Control for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Muktar Galadima, who said that a rescue effort was underway with the help of a team from multiple agencies.
About seven people had been saved and taken to the hospital.
Two people were also reported dead, though the cause of the tragic incident could not yet be ascertained at the time of filing this report. According to an eyewitness, John Edwin, the workers on the site, especially labourers conveying blocks to the top, were over 50.
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