Classroom collapses in Nairobi school killing Seven, injuring 57
Residents of Nairobi's Dagoretti constituency hold up a tattered chalkboard recovered from the debris of a collapsed classroom block on September 23, 2019 at Precious Talents primary school. Seven children died and scores injured early on September 23, 2019 when a school building collapsed Nairobi in an accident blamed on shoddy construction. TONY KARUMBA / AFP
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A classroom has collapsed on pupils at Precious Talent School on Ngong Road in Nairobi County. Several learners are feared dead in the the Monday morning tragedy, with Kenya Red Cross reporting that dozens trapped.
Nairobi. A classroom has collapsed on pupils at Precious Talent School on Ngong Road in Nairobi County.
It has so far been confirmed that Seven pupils have been killed 57 others injured in the the Monday morning tragedy, with Kenya Red Cross reporting that dozens trapped in the debris.
Four of the injured pupils have been rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital for emergency care. The two-storey building in Ng’ando area caved in and came down a few minutes to 7am.
TV footage showed rescue teams from Kenya Red Cross, St John’s Ambulance, school workers, residents and other Good Samaritans combing through the rubble and lifting blocks as they battled to save the trapped children.
There were no fire engines on site and many used bare hands to save lives, bringing into question the city county’s disaster preparedness
