One confirmed dead, scores trapped after fatal building collapse in Kampala

Police rescue team trying to excavate to find survivors after a building under construction collapsed in Bakuli, Rubaga Division in Kampala on October 11, 2019. PHOTO BY KELVIN ATUHAIRE

One person has been confirmed dead, another injured and rushed to hospital in critical condition after a building collapsed in Bakuli, Rubaga Division in Kampala.
Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Mr Luke Owoyesigyire said four others are feared trapped in the rubble following the accident that happened at around 10am on Friday.

“We have so far recovered one body. We pulled out another person who had been injured. Four others are suspected to be trapped in the rubble. Our rescue team is still excavating to find others. That’s what I can tell you for now,” Mr Owoyesigyire told Daily Monitor on Friday.


According to one of the builders who declined to be named, five of their colleagues were levelling the ground and when they dug deeper, the building started cracking before it collapsed.
“Three managed to escape before it fell. Others were trapped,” he said.

"A few days ago, a grader came and dug this place, but as you know, it can't level the place well. So it's the manpower that has to go and level the ground to the required shape. So when these men were digging, it seems they went deeper which might have caused the collapse," another eye witness explained.