Many staff and students are feared dead as a school building collapsed on children who were writing their third-term promotional examination.
A two-story building of Saint Academy, Jos, Plateau State, collapsed at about 11. A.M on Friday while the students were in class.
The classes, which accommodated over 100 students, collapsed, with many underneath the rubble.
Located close to the Busa Buji bridge, the school is built a stone’s throw away from the river.
Our correspondent, who was at the scene of the collapse, saw several children underneath the rubble.
While many attributes the cause of the collapse to the heavy rainfall that fell from Wednesday to Thursday, others say the location of the school close to the river, contributed to the collapse.
The scene of the collapsed school building has been filled with parents and loved ones crying and well-wishers praying for their children who are students at the school.
At the time of filling out this report, operatives of the police, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Red Cross, and local vigilantes were at the scene on a rescue mission.
Several casualties have been rushed to the Bingham University Teaching Hospital, popularly called Jan Kwano and OLA Hospital, for treatment.
Details later…
