One Dead, Another Trapped As Two 3-Storey Buildings Collapse In Aba

One Dead, Another Trapped As Two 3-Storey Buildings Collapse In Aba

One person died when a three- storey building collapsed at Old
Express off Sameck junction by Faulks road in Aba, Abia State on
Wednesday.

The incident followed the collapse of another uncompleted
three-storey building at Park road by East after a torrential rain that
wrecked havocs in Aba and Umuahia, the state capital.

While the incident at park road was attributed to use of inferior
materials by the contractor, it was gathered the building at Old Express
collapsed into the ground as a result of persistent waterlog that
weakened its foundation.

Efforts were still ongoing at the time of filing the report to rescue one of the trapped tenants in the rubble.

The trapped resident was said to have called his relatives to inform them he was under the collapsed structure at Old Express.

Some of the workers at Park road at the time of the incident were said to have sustained minor injuries but have been taken to hospitals where they were receiving medical attention.