Five people, including four teenagers, have died and 10 others were injured in two separate building collapses in Kano State.
The incidents occurred on Saturday at Gaida in Kumbotso Local Government Area and Kurna in Fagge LGA, according to the Kano State Fire Service.
Saminu Abdullahi, the fire service’s public relations officer, said emergency responders received distress calls about the incidents at 2:34pm and 2:40pm.
At Gaida, near a filling station, an incomplete building measuring about 50 by 50 feet collapsed while six workers were on site.
Two workers, Muhammad Hassan, 17, and Khalid Abubakar, 19, were alive.
Four others — Sunusi Surajo, 18; Bashir Ibrahim, 20; Ibrahim Ibrahim, 25; and Abubakar, 30 — were rescued unconscious but later confirmed dead.
The six workers were evacuated to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital before being handed over to Adamu Garba, an inspector at the Kofar Wanbai Police Division.
In the second incident at Kurna, behind a primary school in Fagge LGA, an Islamic school building known as Khadija Idris Bala collapsed, trapping nine students.
Eight students were rescued alive. They were identified as Hassana Isah, 13; Usaina Isah, 13; Zulaihat M. Gambo, 13; Nawara Yahaya, 12; Nusaiba Isah, 12; Hasiya Munir, 12; Khadija Isah, 15; and Hadiza Haruna, 12.
The ninth victim, Khadija Muhammad, 14, was rescued unconscious but later confirmed dead.
The rescued students were subsequently handed over to the school’s headmaster, Muhammad Gambo Usman.
The Kano State Fire Service said investigations were ongoing to determine the causes of both collapses.
The agency urged building owners, contractors and construction workers to comply strictly with approved building standards and safety precautions, particularly during the rainy season.
It said adherence to safety regulations remained essential to preventing building collapses and protecting lives.
