Twenty-six rescued after Angeles City building collapses in the Philippines

Nine-storey building under construction in Angeles City, Pampanga collapses on early Sunday morning (May 24). - Angeles City Information Office via PDI/ANN

MANILA: Twenty six persons have so far been rescued after a building under construction collapsed in Angeles City, Pampanga before dawn Sunday (May 24).

According to the Angeles City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (ACDRRMO), a proposed nine-story concrete building under construction collapsed at around 3 a.m. in Teodoro Street, Balibago, Angeles City.

“Twenty-four individuals have been successfully rescued from the collapsed structure. Two persons were also rescued from an apartelle that was hit by the collapse of a building under construction,” the Angeles City Information Office said in a statement, citing the ACDRRMO’s report.

Facilitating the continuous search and rescue operations are the Bureau of Fire Protection, and the DRRMO, while the Philippine National Police is securing the area.

The local government has yet to determine the cause of the collapse as of posting time. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN