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Alert watchman saves lives seconds to building collapse

Police and residents at the scene where a five-storey building collapsed. [Chrispen Sechere, Standard]

A night watchman saved scores of lives by sounding an alarm before a five-storey building collapsed on Tuesday night.

No injuries were reported, thanks to the watchman, who shouted a warning that the building in Jua Kali estate was about to cave in, saving the lives of neighbours and a tenant who was asleep inside.

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