At approximately 09:52 hours today, an eight (8) storey building under construction along Mombasa Road, near the SGR Terminus collapsed.
Preliminary reports from the Nairobi City County emergency and rescue team who rushed to the scene, indicate that the top slab of the building caved in while construction workers were actively on site.
Five (5) casualties have been pulled from the rubble alive and are receiving emergency medical care. Six (6) fatalities have been recorded. Three (3) bodies were retrieved during initial morning operations and three (3) additional bodies all middle aged male have been recovered from the debris.
The exact number of workers who were on site at the time of the collapse is still being established. Search and rescue teams are actively combing the debris to locate any individuals who may remain trapped.
The Nairobi City County Fire team and the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team are currently on site. We urge members of the public and motorists plying Mombasa Road near the SGR Terminus to keep clear of the immediate incident perimeter.
Active search and rescue operations remain underway.
