Photos: One Dead, 22 Rescued In Port Harcourt Seven-Storey Building Failure

One person has been brought out dead from the rubbles of a seven-story building which collapsed on Friday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

According to ChannelsTV, Twenty-two persons were also rescued while one of those rescued had an amputated hand.

This was during the overnight rescue efforts by emergency workers and security agencies produced.

However, the rescue operators believe that more bodies are still buried under the rubbles of the collapsed building.

The seven-storey building which is located on Woji road in the Port Harcourt G.R.A. was under construction when it collapsed around 4:30 pm on Friday.A bout 60 persons – mainly construction workers – were said to have been working on it when it collapsed.

According to one of the construction workers, he said that he had just left the building when he heard a loud bang and turned around to discover what had happened. He further explained that there were many workers in the building when the incident occurred because they are usually paid for the week on Fridays.

Efforts are currently on to clear the rubbles as voices are been heard from under the rubble of the collapsed building.