{"id":113224,"date":"2024-07-14T13:28:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T12:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=113224"},"modified":"2024-07-14T13:28:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T12:28:13","slug":"4-persons-rescued-from-collapsed-building-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/4-persons-rescued-from-collapsed-building-in-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"4 persons rescued from collapsed building in Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1804485573541530101\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) says four persons have been rescued alive from the rubbles of a collapsed two-storey building in Kubwa, Abuja, on Saturday.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe acting Director-General, FEMD,\u00a0 Mrs Florence Wenegieme, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Wenegieme said that the building was located beside Cupid Hotel, Sultan Dasuki Road, Phase 2, Site 2, Kubwa, in Bwari Area Council of the FCT.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that the collapsed building contained 45 self-contained rooms, adding that it was previously used as a hotel before it was converted for residential purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Wenegieme said that two of the rescued victims had been taken to the Kubwa General Hospital and were currently receiving treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFEMD was notified of the incident by passersby and also received a distress call on our 112 emergency toll-free number at about 6.45 a.m. and immediately mobilised to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSearch and rescue efforts are ongoing until the last person is removed, if at all there is still someone trapped in\u00a0the rubbles,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The acting director-general said that other agencies at the scene included the National Emergency Management Agency, FCT Fire Service, Federal Road Safety Corps, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps and the\u00a0Nigeria Police.<\/p>\n<p>She appealed to developers to strictly follow the building code and avoid the use of substandard materials to avert the incessant building collapse in the FCT.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) says four persons have been rescued alive from the rubbles of a collapsed two-storey building in Kubwa, Abuja, on Saturday. 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