The Federal Fire Service (FFS), Kano State Command, says it has rescued six persons alive after a section of a building collapsed at Whitefield Rice Mills Processing Company.
The plant is located at Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
The State Controller, Mr Kazeem Sholadaye, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Serviceâs Public Relations Officer, Al-Hassan Kanti, on Tuesday in Kano.
Kanti quoted his principal as saying: âWe received a distress call from one Mr Johnson at about 6:45p.m. on Monday evening.
âUpon receiving the report, we immediately deployed our firefighters and rescue personnel from the Danzaki Fire Station.
âThe rescue team used shovels, grinding machines and other equipment to remove debris and gain access to the trapped victims.
âThrough the professionalism and coordinated efforts of our personnel, six persons were rescued alive from the collapsed building.â
Sholadaye further explained that no life was lost in the incident and that the collapse was caused by excessive loading of store items in a section of the company.
He added that, due to the firefightersâ prompt response, property worth about N15 million was saved, while property worth N10 million was destroyed.
The controller urged residents, property owners and developers to ensure that buildings were structurally sound, avoid excessive loading on structures, and promptly report signs of structural distress to the relevant authorities.
Sholadaye said there was a need for regular structural inspections and strict adherence to building safety standards to prevent building collapse and safeguard lives and property.z
