Thirteen people were rescued after a residential building collapsed in the Dan Dishe area of Kwanar Yashi, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State, early Saturday morning.

Sunday PUNCH gathered that 16 people were injured in the incident.

The Kano State Fire Service said its Emergency Response Unit received a distress call about the incident at about 4:32am and immediately mobilised personnel from its headquarters to the scene.

The service’s Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday.

According to him, the collapsed residential building measured approximately 20 by 30 feet.