A wall collapses in Giloil Industries leaving 3 dead and 7 hospitalized.
Trouble started when workers at the company were demolishing part of the premises for expansion.
Police said the wall collapsed after it became too weak and the building stones came tumbling on top of structures at the nearby Mukuru-Reli slum.
Two bodies identified as Mrs. Mellisah Akolo Okwemba who was pregnant and having a bed rest according to medical reports died on the spot.
The other body of James Otieno Nyangasi who was a worker at the site was also collected.
The third person whose name was not given died as he was rushed to hospital.
Makadara CID Boss Henry Kiambati who was at the scene said seven others were taken to Coptic hospital along Ngong Road.
Three children were rushed to the hospital but were later discharged while four adults were screened for injuries.
A family member to one of the deceased wailed at the scene but was calmed by paramedics.
Rescurers had an hard time for lack of equipment and at one time ropes tied to fork lifts which managed to play part in rescue operations were proven yto be useless.
A victim, 34 year-old Mary Muthoni who lived in the slum was shocked to find her house damaged.
"Thank God, no one was inside the house when the incident took place," She remarked.
The affected houses are situated between industries and the only space left in between is used by workers accessing Industrial Are and residents at the Mukuru-Reli slum.
Two months earlier, in the same company's compound, a crane nearly killed residents situated behind the company's wall after a crane crushed several house roofs. A woman escaped death by a whisker.
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