Yesterday, a building in Kihunguro in Ruiru Sub County of Kiambu County collapsed after it had been demolished the previous day along the Eastern Bypass Road.
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The building was just a skeleton of its former self and some residents decided to go dig in the rubble for anything valuable as per the reports.
This is when the building came down on them and several were trapped underneath with reports indicating that two had lost their lives.
The Kenya Defense Forces together with the National Police Service, Kenya Red Cross, Kiambu Fire Department and St John’s Ambulance ensured that the survivors were pulled out in time and rushed to the hospital.
According to The Official Kenya Defense Forces Social Media Handle, two bodies have been pulled from the rubble and have been taken to the mortuary.
The Kenya Defense Forces has officially closed the rescue mission and called it a day after successfully coming to the aid of those that were affected by the disaster that took the lives of the two men and leaving more seriously injured.
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