Six people have been killed following the collapse of an eight-storey building under construction along Mombasa Road, near the Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Terminus, in Nairobi County.
According to a preliminary report from the Nairobi City County emergency and rescue team, the top slab of the building caved in, bringing down part of the structure and trapping workers beneath the rubble.
Five people have so far been pulled out alive and rushed to hospital for emergency medical treatment. six fatalities have so far been confirmed.
Three bodies were recovered during the initial morning rescue operations, with three additional bodies, all belonging to middle-aged men, retrieved from the debris later.
“The exact number of workers who were on site at the time of the collapse is still being established. Search and rescue teams are actively combing the debris to locate any individuals who may remain trapped,” the report reads in part.
Rescue teams, including the Nairobi City County Fire Brigade and the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team, are continuing to comb through the rubble as the search and rescue operation continues.
Nairobi City County has urged members of the public and motorists using Mombasa Road near the SGR Terminus to keep away from the immediate incident area to allow emergency responders to carry out rescue operations.
