No fewer than 10 occupants of a residential building were killed and seven others injured when it collapsed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday morning.
The shattering sound jolted members of the neighborhood up from their sleep as some hurried to the scene and with frantic efforts, they dug through the debris and recovered three occupants who were trapped underneath.
The Daily Crucible learnt that the residents were soon joined by the operatives of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, who deployed their expertise to pull the remains of others out of the rubbles of the building which caved in around 2 am at Jegeda Oluloyo area of Ibadan in Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state.
A statement by the state fire services agency confirmed the incident and stressed that 10 persons were recovered from the debris while seven persons were rescued alive.
“The Oyo State Fire Services Agency received a distressed call at around 2 am this morning at Jegede Olunloyo area, Ibadan, of which 10 persons have been recovered from the debris of the collapsed building, while seven persons were rescued alive. Rescue operation is still going on,” the statement read.
