A four-storey building attached to the Westbrook Hotel in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory collapsed on Monday night, leaving many people trapped.
The Westbrook Hotel is reportedly owned by a former governor from the Southeast.
An eyewitness, speaking on condition of anonymity, told PUNCH Online that there could be casualties. “There is a possibility that there could be some people inside the collapsed building who may have died.
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I saw two people being pulled out from the rubble and taken to the hospital while rescue operations are ongoing.
The emergency responders are not coordinated yet for efficient operations,” he said.
Rescue operations are currently underway, though the lack of coordination among emergency responders has been noted as a concern.
Further details will be provided as the situation develops.
