A three-storey building under construction has collapsed at a popular mobile phone market located at Beirut Road in Kano State, North-West Nigeria.
The incident occurred at about 3pm Tuesday afternoon leaving many traders, food vendors and customers present at the time trapped under it.
Security operatives who arrived the scene early could not save situation as family members and friends, keep hoping to see their loved ones alive.
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The delay in the arrival of government rescue team force some of the sympathisers to go under the rubbles to help in the rescue. According to
eyewitnesses, many people are currently trapped in the rubbles while three people have since been rescued. They blamed the collapsed of the
building on the poor quality of materials used for the construction. Rescue operation later commenced after about three hours of the building
collapse. As at the time of filing this report, no victim has been found dead.
(Editor: Anoyoyo Ogiagboviogie)