Four persons were injured on Tuesday evening following the collapse of a storey building in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
Two people remain missing as of press time. The building, which was under construction, suddenly crumbled while many construction workers were inside.
Located at the popular Cathedral Junction, beside the former secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) along Oyemekun Road, the building had been under construction for the past six months. The incident occurred at around 3:30 pm.
Following the collapse, passersby and sympathizers rushed to the scene to help rescue those trapped under the debris. Men of the Federal Fire Service reportedly arrived shortly after the incident.
According to sources, some workers who sustained varying degrees of injuries were rushed to the hospital and promptly treated by medical personnel.
Sources also confirmed that two workers remain missing.
One eyewitness, who gave his name as Dapo, said: “I was riding my bike around Cathedral Junction when I suddenly heard a loud noise. On looking back, my passenger and I saw a massive crowd rushing to the area.
“I assisted people at the scene to rescue some of those caught in the collapse. They are workers at the site and they were seriously injured.”
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Sunday Olajide, who rushed to the scene, said an investigation would be launched to determine both the immediate and long-term causes of the incident.
Meanwhile, the state government has sealed off the site and vowed to take further action based on the outcome of the investigation.
