A 16-storey building under construction crumbled along Muhoho Avenue in South C, Nairobi, early on January 2. At least one person suffered injuries in the tragic event.
Police fear one person may have lost their life.
No workers were at the site then. But security guards on duty could not be found. Teams kept searching for them.
Nairobi police boss George Seda sent multi-agency groups to hunt for victims.
One man, likely a passerby, got pulled from the rubble and rushed to the hospital. He walked nearby during the fall. More folks might still be trapped, he warned.
Other buildings under work stood right beside it.
No one knows yet what caused the collapse.
Sadly, Nairobi has seen this before. Many such falls have killed and hurt people.
Probes into old cases drag on. Owners often rebuild with no real punishment, people say.
A local guard told police he heard a huge boom and saw clouds of dust. Then he spotted the building down. He helped others save the hurt man.
This sad event spotlights fears over weak building rules.
Locals have griped for years about unchecked high-rises popping up. Some fights reached court.
