Reactions As Four Rescued, Scores Still Trapped As Another Building Collapses In Abuja

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By Abiola Olawale

Emergency responders have been able to reduce four people trapped after a section of a two-storey residential building collapsed in Abuja.

The New Diplomat reports that the building located close to the popular Cupid Hotel on Cupid Road, Sultan Dasuki Way in the Kubwa area of Abuja collapsed in the early hours of Saturday morning.

It was gathered that the building was formerly a hotel, Al-Hilal, but was converted to a residential apartment.

However, several other individuals are still trapped in the rubble.

It would be recalled that the latest building collapse comes less than 24 hours after a school building collapsed on pupils in Plateau State, killing 22 and injuring one hundred thirty-two persons.

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