Six people rescued after building collapses along Kirinyaga Road

The building, which was under construction, is reported to have collapsed at dawn on Wednesday.

In an update, the Kenya Red Cross said six workers who had been trapped in the collapsed building were successfully rescued in a multi-agency operation involving the Nairobi City County Fire Brigade, the National Disaster Operations Centre (NDOC), the National Police Service, and the Kenya Red Cross.

“All individuals have now been accounted for,” the Red Cross said.

The cause of the collapse and the extent of the damage were not immediately clear.