One person has been confirmed dead after today’s building collapse in Gwarinpa Estate, Abuja.
The structure collapsed at about 11am at 4th Avenue close to H-Medix with many trapped.
The three-storey building which has a basement caved in on an unspecified number of workers.
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FCT-FEMA) is coordinating the response.
In an update Thursday evening, the agency confirmed more than a dozen have been evacuated.
“19 persons have so far been rescued, 1 fatally injured,” said Nkechi Isa, the Public Relations Officer.
“The victims have been taken to Wuse, Gwarinpa, Asokoro district hospitals, and the Federal Medical Center. ”
Some construction companies with heavy duty equipment were part of the rescue efforts, Isa added.
