Many Including Foreigners Trapped As Hospital Building Collapse In Edo State
Tuesday, June 05, 2012Omoba
Unconfirmed
number of people were trapped as a new hospital building under construction
collapsed on Monday afternoon in Edo State.
The
cause of the collapse of the multi billion naira central hospital building
could not be immediately ascertained but one of the workers in the construction
site Hassan Jimoh who gave an eye witness account said the crane that was being
used at the site was lifting some heavy objects when the iron rope cut into
two. In the process the heavy object it was carrying fell one side of the
uncompleted building forcing it to collapse and fell on some of the
construction workers inside
Although
the exact number of people trapped inside the building could not be immediately
ascertained some of the masons said three of their colleagues including the
foreman a white man were still being trapped as their voices were heard calling
for help.
Rescue
operations made up of state fire service, civil defence, NEMA officials, Red
Cross and Setraco equipments were used for rescue operation.
The
situation almost became violent as workers tried to prevent journalists from
taking pictures of the collapsed building. Some journalists were beaten up and
their cameras seized. It however took the intervention of some policemen around
before journalists were allowed to do their work.
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