At least thirty people escaped being killed after a storey building collapsed at the Yanshanu suburb of Jos , Plateau state.
The building housing eight households, it was gathered , collapsed after a heavy downpour on Friday.
A resident , Adamu Mubiro, told our correspondent in Jos on Saturday that the occupants were lucky as the building came down minutes after they were evacuated.
Mubiro said , “
When the rain started, we heard some sound from the building with four flats and some people came to warn the occupants to vacate the place .
“ Less than ten minutes after they moved out of the building, it collapsed around 9am . ”
The General Manager of the Jos Metropolitan Development Board, Kefas Yirlwang , who also confirmed the building collapse , however , said that no life was lost.
Yirlwang said , “ It was an old building that collapsed during heavy rain. Immediately , we heard of the incident, our men were immediately deployed in the area and fortunately , there was no loss of life as the occupants were safely taken away. ”
The General Manager warned residents to steer clear of dilapidated structures to avoid any untoward incident , especially during the rains .
