Their siblings were affected, however, two were confirmed dead at the hospital.
Acollapsing one-storey building killed two siblings aged 11 and 15years in Kano on Friday. Their eldest sibling aged 17 years was, however, rescued alive.
Spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, stated on Saturday in Kano that the house was located at Kofar Mata Hauren Gadagi area of Kano.
“We received a distress call at about 10:50 p.m. from one Jamilu Salisu-Zango that the 50 feet x 40 feet structure used as a dwelling house collapsed from the top floor.
“We sent our rescue team to the scene and the three siblings were brought out of the debris. Two of them were unconscious,” he stated.
Mr Abdullahi added that the victims were rushed to the Murtala Muhammad Special Hospital for medical attention where doctors confirmed two of the siblings dead.
He said their corpses were handed over to the police at Kofar Wambai Police Station, while investigation into the accident went underway.
(NAN)
