15 people rescued from collapsed building in Kisumu

A shopping mall under construction collapsed Wednesday evening in Kisumu.The construction of the shopping mall had reach 2nd floor.

The incident in which 30 construction workers were trapped in the rubble of the collapsed shopping mall under construction comes at a time when similar tragedies have rocked the construction industry.At least 15 people have been rescued so far.

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Eight people, among them a school pupil, were rushed to hospital in critical condition. The building collapsed at around 4pm.

Gunshots rent the air as the police dispersed the crowd at the scene, as it was slowing down recovery operations.

Three bulldozers were on the site ploughing through the rubble to recover bodies believed to have still been trapped.

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Police, the locals,  Red Cross volunteers and National Youth Servicemen led the recovery operations.

Area OCPD Musa Kongoli however said it was not clear how many people remained trapped in the building as that would only be ascertained once the recovery is complete.

The workers are said to have been having their lunch at the time the building collapsed.

One of the  survivors said he shouted when one column of the house fell down at about 4pm. Some of his colleagues who heard him  escaped.

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Women who were supplying water to the site could also have been trapped inside the building. The owner of the building could not be traced.

Kisumu governor Jack Ranguma and his deputy Ruth Odinga visited the scene.