The incident reportedly occurred while construction work was ongoing, trapping several workers beneath the rubble before emergency responders arrived at the scene and rescued the victims.
The Head of Operations of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Gombe Operations Office, Ummanah Ahmed, confirmed the incident.
According to Ahmed, three of the injured victims were taken to the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Gombe, while five others were evacuated to the Gombe State Specialist Hospital for medical treatment.
He added that some of the victims sustained severe injuries.
The exact cause of the building collapse has not yet been established, and authorities have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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