{
  "id": 16291472,
  "title": "Search for missing persons continues for second day after building collapse in Eastleigh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/search-for-missing-persons-continues-for-second-day-after-building",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T06:13:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/search-for-missing-persons-continues-for-second-day-after-building-collapse-in-eastleigh/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The search for missing persons continues in Nairobi's Eastleigh after a multi-storey building collapse on Friday afternoon. At least seven people are reported missing, with 66 construction workers escaping uninjured and one sustaining injuries and receiving treatment. The rescue teams, comprising several government agencies, are still working to locate and save those trapped under the rubble. The incident has raised concerns over construction safety and adherence to building regulations, prompting the National Construction Authority to investigate the developer, contractor, and professionals involved in the project.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Eastleigh building collapse: CS Ruku reveals govt plan, sends warning to those responsible",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/eastleigh-building-collapse-cs-ruku-reveals-govt-plan-sends-warning",
        "published": "2026-10-24T04:06:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Sakaja says collapsed Eastleigh building lacked construction approval",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/sakaja-says-collapsed-eastleigh-building-lacked-construction-approval",
        "published": "2026-10-24T08:30:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Seven Missing After Eastleigh Building Collapse as Rescue Teams Race to Reach Trapped People",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/seven-missing-after-eastleigh-building-collapse-as-rescue-teams-race",
        "published": "2026-10-24T08:42:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}