10 die, many injured as residential building collapses
Ten people have died while seven others were injured in a building collapse in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday morning.
A statement from the Oyo State Fire Services Agency disclosed that the incident happened at 2 am at Jegeda Oluloyo area in Ibadan in Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state.
The statement added that while ten persons were recovered from the debris, seven persons were rescued alive, adding that rescue efforts are reported to be ongoing as of the time of filing this report.
The statement read, “The Oyo State Fire Services Agency received a distressed call at around 2 am this morning at Jegede Olunloyo area, Ibadan, of which ten persons have been recovered from the debris of the collapsed building, while seven persons were rescued alive. Rescue operation is still going on.”
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When contacted, the General Manager of the state Fire Services, Yemi Akinyinka, said, “We received a distress call from the people in the neighbourhood at 2 am.
“When we got there, ten people died outrightly. Three people had been recovered before we got to the place, and our men recovered four. They are still working,” he said.
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