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Nairobi County: Rescue teams have been deployed to Riverside, Ngara, after a building under construction collapsed on Saturday morning, November 14, raising fears that several people could be trapped beneath the rubble.
The Kenya Red Cross confirmed that its emergency response teams were at the scene, with two E-Plus ambulances dispatched to assist those affected.
The incident occurred opposite Grand Residence, where site workers and other responders joined the rescue efforts as they searched through the debris for possible survivors.
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Preliminary reports indicated that two people had died, while several others were injured. However, the exact number of casualties had not been officially established as emergency teams continued their operations.
The collapse comes amid growing concerns over building safety in Nairobi, following two other deadly incidents in the capital and its outskirts within the past month.
On Friday, November 13, an eight-storey building under construction collapsed near the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Terminus along Mombasa Road in Syokimau.
The incident killed six people and left five others injured after the upper section of the building gave…
