A number of people are feared dead and others injured after a building collapsed yesterday Friday evening in Makindye, a Kampala suburb.
Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga says the incident is believed to have happened at around 9pm in Kifampa Zone, Makindye division Kampala district, behind Calendar hotel where a four storied building is said to have gone down.
Enanga said in a statement that,
“Police has responded to a distress call in Kifampa zone, Makindye division where a four-storied building under construction has collapsed.”
“A number of people are trapped under the rubble but rescue efforts are underway by a joint team of Police Fire and Rescue services and KCCA.”
Details concerning the exact number of people who remain trapped in the rubbles of the building at the time of the collapse are still scanty.
Reports coming through indicate that a fire brigade truck, which had arrived earlier at the scene, left without accomplishing much although the Police maintained heavy deployment around the area.
Rescuers and curious onlookers used mainly phones and hand flashlights to provide light for those trying to rescue the victims.
Some eyewitnesses claimed the workers were gathered in one of the unfinished rooms having their supper when the building collapsed at about 9pm.
This is the second building to collapse in Makindye this year after one gave way earlier in May.
The development comes only hours after a heavy downpour ravaged several parts of Kampala leading to flooding of most part of the City.
This is a developing story……
