Many construction workers are feared trapped in a seven-storey building that collapsed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Friday evening, the News Agency of Nigeria is reporting.
NAN reports that several construction workers were at the site when the building, located at Woji Road in the Government Reserved Area of the city, collapsed.
An eyewitness account indicated that the building “just collapsed on the busy workers”.
Nnamdi Omoni, Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Police Command, who confirmed the incident, described it as “unfortunate”.
Omoni said: “As we speak, I cannot state the number of casualties; rescue operation is already ongoing.
“We are doing our best to save as much lives as possible.”
When contacted, Martins Ejike, South South Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, said the agency’s officers were participating in the rescue operations.
Ejike said: “The only thing I can tell you now is that NEMA personnel are part of the rescue team.”
NAN.