Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki
A three storey building under construction in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, collapsed on Tuesday night trapping two persons inside.
The building allegedly belongs to a member of Ebonyi State House of Assembly.
The collapsed building is located near the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki.
At least one person was still trapped inside the collapsed building at the time of this report while one person who was rescued was rushed to the emergency unit, of the federal teaching hospital Abakaliki.
One of the labourers who escaped from the collapsed building said he escaped because he went to wash his hand.
“I was loading a bag of stones, and the owner of the house was here with me, telling me to park it very well. He had finished paying us.
“Only one person, who is dumb was trapped inside and he is still there. One other who was rescued has been rushed to hospital.
“The building didn’t give any sign that it is about to collapse. I was lucky, because my tools were inside. I just said let me wash my hands here before I will go inside the building to collect my tools,” he stated.
Rescue workers were still at the scene trying to rescue the trapped labourer at the time of this report.
