2 People Trapped as Building Collapses at Ebonyi Teaching Hospital

Two people are trapped in a building collapse at Ebonyi Teaching Hospital.

Tragedy strikes Ebonyi Teaching Hospital as building under construction collapses, trapping 2 people. Rescue teams race against time to save those trapped inside.

On Tuesday, June 18, in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, a three-story structure under construction collapsed, trapping two people inside.

Information was obtained that, as of the time of this announcement, a physically challenged person was still inside.

He was taken to the hospital immediately after being saved.

The Ebonyi State Police spokesperson, Joshua Ukandu, verified that workers from the Capital Development Authority and state Ministry of Works personnel are still on the scene attempting to free the trapped labourer.

The second victim, meanwhile, was taken to the hospital after being recovered later that evening.

The Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki is home to the collapsed structure.

A labourer who escaped the collapsing building stated that his survival was due to the fact that he had gone outside to wash his hands.

“I was loading a bag of stones and the owner of the house was here with me, telling me to park it very well. He has finished paying us.

“The building did not give any sign that it was about to collapse. I was lucky because my tools were inside. I just said let me wash my hands here before I will go inside the building to collect my tools,” he stated.