A residential building collapsed early Saturday morning in the Dan Dishe area of Kwanar Yashi, within the Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State, leading to the rescue of 13 people.
According to details gathered by Sunday PUNCH, 16 people sustained injuries in the incident.
The Kano State Fire Service stated that its Emergency Response Unit received a distress call about the collapse around 4:32 a.m. and immediately deployed personnel from its headquarters to the location.
Saminu Abdullahi, the service’s public relations officer, revealed this in a statement released on Saturday.
The collapsed residential building, he said, was around 20 by 30 feet in size.
According to him, the team successfully pulled out 13 individuals from the debris. Out of the 13, 10 of them were found alive while three of whom were discovered unconscious.
Among the victims rescued are; Al-Mustapha Yusuf (15), Khadija Yusuf (seven), Ummusalama Yusuf (10), Madina Yusuf (six), and Hafsat Yusuf (nine)
“Upon receiving the report, men of the Service from the Headquarters were immediately mobilised to the scene. On arrival, they discovered that a residential building of about 20 by 30 feet had collapsed,” the statement said.
The fire department identified the three unconscious victims as nine-month-old Ummulkursum Yusuf, seven-year-old Hassana Yusuf, and five-year-old Affan Yusuf.
Eight other survivors were also pulled from the debris, though their identities were not immediately released. Following the rescue, the victims were handed over to Usman Ibrahim, the brother of their father, for further care.
The fire service confirmed that the cause of the collapse remains unknown, with an investigation currently underway.
To prevent future incidents, the agency urged residents to report signs of structural distress to the proper authorities and take necessary safety precautions.
Backstory…
The Kano building collapse adds to a troubling pattern of building collapses reported across Nigeria in recent months and weeks. Just weeks ago, a building collapse in Abuja left several people injured, while two separate building collapses were also reported in Port Harcourt, raising renewed concerns about construction standards, regulatory enforcement and the safety of buildings across major Nigerian cities.
Lagos has similarly recorded several building collapse incidents over the years, some of which have resulted in deaths and injuries and prompted emergency responses from authorities. The repeated incidents have continued to draw attention to issues such as the use of substandard materials, poor workmanship, illegal construction, weak enforcement of building regulations and the failure to properly maintain ageing structures.
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