Providence, on Wednesday, in Abuja, saved three site workers from death as the uncompleted building they were working in suddenly collapsed.

Two of the victims, however, sustained severe injury.

Incidence of buildings' collapse have continued unabated in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) despite assurances by authorities that the trend would be put to an end.

The three workers who were trapped under the debris of the collapsed building were later rescued and rushed to hospital for medical attention.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesman, Yushau Shuaib, confirmed that three persons were rescued alive while eyewitnesses attributed the collapse to lack of expertise on the part of the building engineer.

An eyewitness told the Nigerian Tribune that actual building of the structure commenced barely a month ago despite the fact that the foundation for the building was done years back.

Another eyewitness, who simply identified himself as Isaac said, “one of the boys who was working there (the site) had gone out to buy something and later came back and alerted the crowd that had gathered that he left three boys in the building."

He said: “I rushed to my house to get a shovel and digger and together with the other people, we were able to rescue the three victims alive, even though two of them were badly injured."

Another eyewitness, Okorie Kachi said, “from the way the work was progressing, we knew this kind of thing was bound to happen because the building did not look like what would stand.”

Reacting to the incident, the patron of Old Motor Spare Parts Dealers Association, Apo mechanic site, Ikechukwu Aneke, attributed the  collapse to structural mistakes.

He faulted the casting work done on the project as well as the mixture of cement.

Also, the chairman of the community’s association, Chief Patrick Udeh, blamed the collapse on "the refusal of people to do the right thing."

He accused the development control department of FCT of compromise and failing to do their job thoroughly.

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written by Zubis Abdul, June 14, 2012

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ThiS reporter requires further training on reportage. It amazes me to find this type of 'journalist' on the employ of your esteemed tabloid. The report lacks adequate facts, balancing and substance.What a lazy 'man'who wears a wrong cap.

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