On Friday, a one-story building collapsed in Kano, killing two siblings aged 15 and 11.
However, their eldest sibling, aged 17, was saved alive.
The house was located in Kano’s Kofar Mata Hauren Gadagi area, according to Kano State Fire Service spokesman Saminu Abdullahi on Saturday.
“At approximately 10:50 p.m., we received a distress call from one Jamilu Salisu-Zango stating that the 50 feet x 40 feet structure used as a dwelling house had collapsed from the top floor.”
“We dispatched a rescue team to the scene, and the three siblings were extracted from the rubble.” He stated that two of them were unconscious.
According to Abdullahi, the victims were rushed to the Murtala Muhammad Special Hospital for medical attention, where doctors confirmed the deaths of two of the siblings.
He stated that the bodies were turned over to police at Kofar Wambai Police Station while an investigation into the accident was underway.
