In all, about six persons are reported to have died from the Thursday morning incident in Yaounde.
The death of one of the injured kids who were rushed to the hospital yesterday was announced this morning taking the number up from five (5) yesterday to six (6) this Friday, April 10, 2020.
Amongst them were two children of the landlord, one schooling at EHS Yaounde, a tenant, his pregnant wife and their child.
Six others are responding to treatment in the hospital, some of whom are having just minor injuries.
Sources Indicate that the entire building would be demolished and as a result, tenants are since the early hours of Friday, April 10, 2020 parking out to other places.
According to most of the tenants News Upfront met, signs of the building to collapse were visible months back and all efforts to get authorities remedy the situation cell on deaf ears.
One of the closest neighbours to the collapsed building, a woman who preferred to stay anonymous told News Upfront how they have reported the danger presented by the building to council Officials and even to officials of the Yaounde City Council who both visited the site months back and since then nothing had happened.
She feared that the owner of the collapsed building may have corrupted the officials to stay quiet to the complaints from neighbours.
It should be noted that only part of the building (an extension) collapsed by 8:00 am Thursday on other rooms covering tenants inside.
The rescue operation was Launched by commercial motorbike riders who immediately retrieved four kids alive.
The bike riders were assisted later by elements of the military engineering corps.
Administrative authorities of the city of Yaounde, headed by the Senior Divisional Officer for Mfoundi, Jean Claude Ntsila were at the scene of the incident and an investigation has been opened.
