Nine out of 20 persons who were feared trapped in the rubble of a four-storey hotel building that collapsed on Monday in Dape, Life Camp, Abuja, have been rescued.
Daily Trust gathered that the hotel is owned by Summit Villa Hotel Services.
The building was under construction as of the time of the collapse.
The building is located at a swampy area called Dape near Berger Clinic was said to have collapsed as a result of substandard materials according to eyewitnesses’ account.
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A rescue team from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is already at the scene to commence rescue operations.
The Head of Operations of the FCT Fire Service, Amiola Adebayo, also confirmed the incident, adding that rescue operations had started.