Building under construction collapses in Anambra

A two-storey building under construction in Uruagu, Nnewi Local Government Area of Anambra State has collapsed. An eyewitness said that substantial part of the building said to be in dispute fell down in the morning when residents were preparing for the day’s businesses. The witness said that a middle-aged woman narrowly escaped from being trapped. […]

A two-storey building under construction in Uruagu, Nnewi Local Government Area of Anambra State has collapsed.

An eyewitness said that substantial part of the building said to be in dispute fell down in the morning when residents were preparing for the day’s businesses.

The witness said that a middle-aged woman narrowly escaped from being trapped.

Husband of the woman, Clement Ojukwu, said the structure destroyed a wing of his house, causing extensive damages to three of his big generating sets.

According to him, about three motorcycles, two gas cookers with oven, kitchen unit, deep freezers, refrigerators, assorted choice China plates and others were also affected .

“I left home early at about 07.15am, but about 40 minutes later I got an urgent call from one of my neighbours to rush back home.

“He said the new multi-storey building beside my house under construction had collapsed. He said no one knows whether my wife who was cooking in the family kitchen when I left was trapped under the debris.

“I pleaded with him to mobilize people to assist in searching and ascertain that my wife was safe, before I rushed back home “he said .

Ojukwu said he was filled with joy when the wife called him few minutes later informing him of how she narrowly escaped death as the building under construction in the next compound collapsed.

Efforts to speak with the owner of the facility were unsuccessful as he was said to be at large.

“No one has seen him since the unfortunate incident occurred earlier in the morning,” a resident of the area, who preferred anonymity, said.