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House Owner Flees As Storey Building Cave-In Killing Four In Delta
Owner of a storey building under construction which collapsed Saturday in Abraka, Ethiope East council area of Delta state took to his heels as four persons reportedly died and several others trapped under the building.
The building, a yet-to-be completed structure, identified as the new 206 Hotel, is
located along Aghwana Avenue in Abraka. Reports say unspecified number of persons were trapped underneath the debris while four reportedly died instantly.
Although the cause of the cause of the incident could not be immediately
ascertained, it was gathered that it had been raining in Abraka since Friday evening.
It was also gathered that the casualties caught under the structure when it crashed
were some of construction workers who arrived early for work.
“The new 206 Hotel under construction at Aghwana Avenue, Abraka , this morning (Saturday) collapsed after today’s heavy downpour. Four construction workers who had arrived early for the day’s job were trapped and later confirmed dead. Rescue efforts are
still ongoing to see there are others trapped to be rescued.
It was gathered that “the building fell between 5:30am and 6:00am and it could have been because of the heavy rains since yesterday. It is still under construction so any other reason could have still been responsible for the accident”, a source who simply identified himself as O’tega said.
According to Nation, when contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Onome Onowakpoyeya, said there had been a building collapse, but said that the police command had not been informed of any death record.
“It is true there has been a building, a hotel still under construction. We have no
record of death because from what we know for now, it is still under construction,”
she said.
A civil rights activist, Mr. Jackson Okoro has called for the arrest of the engineer and his lisence withdrawn, while appealing to get rid of unqualified engineers from the profession.
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