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Two dead, several trapped in Gwarimpa building collapse

A building in the Gwarimpa area of Abuja has collapsed, killing two people with many injured and trapped beneath the debris.

• February 2, 2023
One of the persons in collapsed building being rescued
One of the persons in collapsed building being rescued (Credit: Samuel Ogbu/Peoples Gazette)

A building in the Gwarimpa area of Abuja has collapsed, killing two people with many injured and trapped beneath the debris.

The building, located at 7 Avenue area of Gwarimpa, collapsed around 11:00 a.m.

According to a survivor, several of his colleagues were at the place when the building collapsed.

Rescue team make efforts to get trapped persons out of collapsed buliding in Gwarinpa, Abuja (Credit: Samuel Ogbu/Peoples Gazette)
Rescue team make efforts to get trapped persons out of collapsed building in Gwarinpa, Abuja (Credit: Samuel Ogbu/Peoples Gazette)
Collapsed building in Gwarinpa, Abuja (Credit: Samuel Ogbu/Peoples Gazette)
Collapsed building in Gwarinpa, Abuja (Credit: Samuel Ogbu/Peoples Gazette)
Collapsed building in Gwarinpa, Abuja (Credit: Samuel Ogbu/Peoples Gazette)
Collapsed building in Gwarinpa, Abuja (Credit: Samuel Ogbu/Peoples Gazette)

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