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By Madu Obi
À five storey building under construction in the commercial town of Onitsha has collapsed.
The building, which is situated along the Dennis Memorial Grammar School, DMGS, Onitsha North local government area, collapsed on Wednesday.
Casualty figures have not been ascertained, but three persons were said to have been rescued immediately the incident occured.
According to an eye witness, there was a loud noise from the building and the next thing was it started going down.
“We were standing opposite the building before we heard that noise but we could not run to the building because it was collapsing at that moment.
But three persons who would have been trapped in the building were rescued with minor injuries,” the eye witness said.
Former chairman of Onitsha South local government area, Chief Emeka Orji later brought an escalator to assist in rescue operations.
Orji said: “This is the problem that we have been talking about, both in Onitsha South and Onitsha North local government areas.
If you look at the building, you will discover that it was bound to collapse.
This building is sitting on less than half plot of land and the soil is too weak, yet they built a five storey building on it.
I had to rush here to assist and I have got a call from the governor to see to it that there is no loss of lives".
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