Some scavengers were trapped under the demolished Daula Hotel building on Hadejia Road, Kano State.
It was gathered that the incident happened when the scavengers were scouting for irons from the rubbles of the demolished building.
At the scene of the incident, spokesperson of the state Fire Service, Saminu Yusif said his team had so far rescued three persons.
Yusuf said: “Our team rescued three, one had a fracture on his leg but his relatives have gone with him. Two left on their own after they were rescued.
“I was told there is one other person inside but until he is brought out, you cannot tell how many persons were trapped there. But as you can see, our men are still on the rescue mission”.
At press time, two persons were said to be trapped in the demolished building.
Meanwhile, men of fire service, National Emergency Management Agency, police, the state Urban Planning and Development Agency, among others were seen at the scene trying to rescue others trapped in the building.
The building was one of several others demolished by Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State under the ongoing demolition exercise to reclaim government property illegally sold out.
