In Umuoma community, Umuoji, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, a two-story building that was under construction fell, frightening locals and onlookers.

Some construction workers at the site reportedly nearly avoided death on Monday night when the building started to collapse due to loud cracking sounds coming from the walls.

The building, which was supposedly meant to be a hotel, was seen to have partially collapsed and tipped dangerously to opposite sides when our journalist visited the area on Wednesday.

Over 20 workmen were on the second level of the building when it abruptly started to collapse, according to a nearby resident who went by the name Uzor.

“Prior to the collapse, more than 20 workers were seen busy working at various sections of the building. But hours later, at about 5pm, the structure started caving-in following loud cracks from the second floor, but luckily among the workers, nobody was trapped as they jumped down one after another.

“The structure still under construction is designed to be a three-storey building and to be used for hotel business. It caved in such a way that both sides are now slanting to various directions from the top and it’s posing danger.

“The fortunate thing is that nobody was trapped in the structure. The speed at which the structure is being constructed and following heavy rainfalls might have contributed to the collapse,” he said.

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