Earlier today we brought you a report of a collapse building in UMUAHIA. Report has it that FOUR persons have been confirmed dead after a building under construction collapsed in Agbama Housing Estate, Umuahia, Abia state capital.
Four other persons sustained various degrees of injury and are now receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia.
The identity of the victims was not ascertained as at press time. However, unconfirmed information pieced together from some residents claimed that a family of four was involved.
The incident occurred Wednesday night at about 8 o’clock which threw the entire Umuahia city into confusion as no such a thing has ever happened here before.
The reason for the collapse of the building is still not clear but residents alleged that the owner was trying to extend the building originally designed for one storey to three stories without proper reinforcement.
The collapsed structure was said to belong to popular building materials merchant in the city.
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