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Six Killed as Building Under Construction Collapses Near Kenya’s Capital
By Maya Wilson
Photo: DesiBoy101 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Six people died after the top floor of a building under construction collapsed near Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, on Friday, November 13, a police official said, according to the South China Morning Post and SABC News.
SABC News reported that 405 workers were on site when the collapse occurred. The reports did not provide further details about the circumstances of the incident.
The collapse is the latest in a string of construction accidents to hit Kenya recently, according to the South China Morning Post and SABC News.
The exact location of the building had not been reported yet in the available sourcing. The reports also did not identify the type of building under construction.
The number of people injured or rescued had not been reported yet. Beyond the six deaths and the reported presence of 405 workers at the site, further details about those affected by the collapse were not available.
The police official’s account provided the reported death toll, while SABC News supplied the figure for the number of workers at the site. Further information about the incident had not yet been reported in the available sourcing.
Maya Wilson
World Desk, The Library Media
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