- A man who was working inside a multi-storey building in Nairobi's Eastleigh spoke out after surviving the structure's collapse on October 23
- Visibly shaken and covered in dust, the survivor said he had been on the sixth floor when the building gave way
- As the man recounted his ordeal, he warned that several workers remained trapped beneath the rubble
A worker who was inside a Nairobi building when it collapsed in Eastleigh has emerged to tell his story, visibly shaken and coated head to toe in dust after barely escaping with his life.
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The man appeared in a video circulating online, struggling to string sentences together as a crowd of curious onlookers pressed in around him, each wanting to understand how he had made it out alive.
He clutched a bottle of water, taking occasional sips as he gathered himself enough to speak.
Survivor Recalls Terrifying Moment on the 6th Floor
The worker revealed he had been on the sixth floor of the structure when it gave way beneath him. His most pressing concern, however, was not his own survival but the fate of those who had not yet emerged.
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"There are people stuck inside, I was just on the sixth floor, so many workers are still inside there," he said, pausing to drink from his bottle.
Nearby, a handful of his colleagues sat along the roadside in a similar state, dust still settled on their faces and cloth draped loosely over their heads.
Several of them appeared to be on their phones, reportedly breaking the news to worried relatives.
One bystander, visibly moved by the man's survival, offered words of comfort.
"Bro you cannot die soon, you have a long life ahead of you survived this I don't think there is anything that can harm you," he told the survivor.
Eastleigh Storey Building Collapses
The multi-storey building under construction came down on Friday, October 23, at around 1 pm along Yusuf Haji Avenue, near Day to Day Supermarket on 9th Street.
The collapse triggered an immediate rescue operation as fears mounted that a number of workers had been buried under the rubble.
Kenya Red Cross confirmed the incident in a statement posted on X, noting that its response teams were already making their way to the scene.
The organisation urged members of the public to keep away from the area to allow rescue efforts to proceed without obstruction.
Four Nairobians injured in Avenida building collapse
Previously, TUKO.co.ke also highlighted facts about the incident at Avenida Building on Moi Avenue, where four workers were injured during planned demolition works and emergency teams confirmed all 24 workers were accounted for.
Three injured workers were taken to Kenyatta National Hospital, while canine search teams checked whether anyone remained trapped beneath the debris.
A structural safety assessment must be completed before work resumes at the site.
Source: TUKO.co.ke