The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has confirmed two people dead, while 37 people have been rescued at a collapsed building in Garki Village, Abuja.
FEMA also said that three people are still trapped in the rubble of the collapsed building.
The incident happened at Lagos Street in the Garki Village area of Abuja.
FEMA spokesperson, Nkechi Isa confirmed the incident on Thursday.
According to her, “Rescue efforts are ongoing as the search for more victims intensifies at the scene of the building collapse at Lagos Street, Garki Village opposite the Garki police station in the FCT.
“A combined team of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), FCT Police Command, and the VIO are on the ground to carry out the rescue efforts.
“The two-storey building which serves both residential and commercial purposes collapsed on Wednesday night. 37 persons were rescued alive, while 2 others were fatally injured,” she said.
She said that the agency’s Search and Rescue Team is awaiting excavators to intensify the search and ensure no victim is left in the rubble.
Already, the Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has visited the area as efforts are intensified to rescue the trapped persons.
