A two-storey building collapsed Friday in Jikwoyi, a suburb of Abuja, with seven persons said to be injured.

The building under construction collapsed around 11a.m. while workers were on site.

The Head Public Affairs FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD), Nkechi Isa, said said the Search and Rescue Team from the department reported that 17 workers were on the upper floor of the building when it collapsed injuring five workers and trapping a lone male who was at the ground level of the building.

Aside from FEMD, respondents from National Emergency Management Agency, Department of Development Control, Engineering Department FCDA, Civil Defence Federal Fire Service and the FCT Police Command mobilised to the incident scene.

The injured workers and the rescued trapped male were referred to the Sisters of Nativity Hospital in Jikwoyi and were said to be responding to treatment.

Olawale Ajimotokan