ICYMI: Westbrook Hotel Building Collapses(See Video Here)

Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed the rescue of three persons who were trapped at a building that collapsed Monday night at Unity House, Area 11, Garki.

A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said in response to the distress call, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, promptly moved to the scene with multiple patrol teams as first responders to cordon off the area for possible rescue.

Many people were trapped when a four-storey building attached to the Westbrook Hotel in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory collapsed on Monday night.

Reports said there could be a “possibility” of casualties as two trapped persons were seen being pulled out from the rubble.

ICYMI: Westbrook Hotel Building Collapses(See Video Here)

However, the statement disclosed that three victims were successfully evacuated from the collapsed building, and rushed to the hospital for medical care.

The statement added that the attention of the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria, and the FCT Development Control has been drawn to the situation, and their personnel have taken charge of the area for robust management of the scene.

An eyewitness of the incident on condition of anonymity, said there could be a “possibility” of casualties as he saw two trapped persons being pulled out from the rubble and taken to the hospital.

“There is a possibility that there could be some people inside the collapsed building who may have died.

I saw two people being pulled out from the rubble now and taken to the hospital while rescue operations were ongoing.

The emergency responders are not coordinated yet for efficient operations,” he said.

See video below;

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐣𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞

Many people were trapped when a four-storey building attached to the Westbrook Hotel in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory collapsed on Monday night.

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