Sunday, 14 July 2013
Kaduna building collapse: Three siblings found under rubble
Extracted from Punch News ::
Three siblings were found dead beneath the rubble of the collapsed storey building on Hadeja Road, Kaduna State, on Friday.However, five other children including a 40-day-old baby were rescued around 9pm by officials of the Red Cross and operatives of the State Emergency Agency the same day.
Incidentally, all the children were the grandchildren of the landlord, late Shitu Titilola.
According to an eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, the corpses were removed from the rubble around 12: 45am by a rescue team comprising officials of the Red Cross and operatives of the state Emergency Management Agency, who worked throughout the night.
“A 40-day-old baby was rescued around 9pm alive. The boy was among the people trapped in the rubble. Around 11:30, four children were also pulled out and were all rushed to hospital for treatment,” the eyewitness said.
He added that the rescued children were receiving treatment at 44 Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna, while the corpses of the siblings had been deposited at a mortuary.
SUNDAY PUNCH gathered that the baby was sleeping inside an old tyre when he was woken up by the noise of the crane excavating the rubble.
The baby was said to be in a good condition and had since been reunited with his mother.
It was learnt that the mother of the baby was rescued around 2pm on Thursday and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was receiving treatment.
An aunt to the deceased children, Hajiya Fatima, confirmed that the six children were siblings.
“The three children that died are of the same parents with three of those rescued. The three bodies are at the mortuary while the remaining three are receiving treatment.”
The names of the three dead children were given Sulaiman (15), Maryam (13) and Kadir while those that survived are Taiwo, Kehinde and Idowu.
She said, “We thank God that three survived and three were taken away by Allah. Those that died were also fasting.”
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