29th June, 2023
By Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt
Three persons have been rescued from the rubble of a two -storey building that collapsed at Okilton Drive, Ada George road in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State in the early hours of today, Thursday June 29.
The three persons who escaped death were said to receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in the State capital.
The cause of the collapse of the building which was under construction has not been ascertained and no life was lost.
Also, it was not certain at the time of filing this report whether there were persons still trapped in the rubble.
However, officials of the Rivers State government have visited the area and sealed the construction site.
But Rivers State government has not issued an official statement on the incident.