Faith Opuko, a local resident, reported that up to ten young men might be trapped in the debris. “There might be about 8, 9 or 10 young men, who are trapped in there. So far so good, but the government has totally failed us today. Rescue efforts arrived too late, after five hours with no help,” Opuko lamented, expressing frustration at the delayed response from authorities.
Eugene Atonga, a survivor of the collapse, described the chaotic scene as the building began to collapse. “As people were trying to salvage their steel, the building started collapsing. Those who heard shouts of the building going down quickly got out, but some who were on the upper floors feared jumping, and the building caved in with them inside. I saw two people being crushed,” Atonga recounted.
