Nigeria: Wing of Metro View Hotel collapses in Abakaliki; dozens might be injured

A wing of Metro View Hotel collapsed in Nigeria's Abakaliki and dozens of people have escaped death, according to report by a local news portal The Nation. Many other rooms are reportedly sealed now and authorities are investigating the matter.

It has been reported that a member of the hotel management, Autsine Orji told the media that a crack on some of the pillars holding the building was brought into notice and the management immediately cordoned off the side of the building and started renovations. He further added that it was during the process of the renovation that the building collapsed.

Orji said those who lodged in the hotel were outside the building for a seminar when the incident happened, stressing that no life was lost.

The Hotel was completed and opened in May 2005.