NAIROBI, March 19 (Xinhua) -- At least two workers were killed and several others injured after buildings under construction collapsed in separate incidents in Nairobi and in Kericho County, authorities said Thursday.
Nairobi County Police Commander Issa Mohamud said the latest incident occurred on Wednesday night in the Westlands area of Nairobi, where the upper section of a 22-storey building partially caved in, leaving one worker dead.
"Investigations are ongoing to establish the cause of the collapse. We have accounted for all workers at the scene," Mohamud said.
He noted that local authorities were also trying to determine why construction was ongoing at night.
Out of four workers involved, two managed to escape unhurt, one was rescued with injuries, and another succumbed to injuries sustained in the collapse, he added.
Emergency teams, including personnel from the Kenya Red Cross, worked overnight to secure the site and carry out rescue operations, managing to reach those believed to be trapped under the debris.
The incident came hours after a separate tragedy in Kericho County, where another building under construction collapsed, leaving one person dead and several others injured.
Kericho County Commissioner Jeremiah Gicheru confirmed that four workers were rescued and rushed to Kericho County Referral Hospital for treatment. ■
