NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31- One body has been retrieved from the rubble of a house that collapsed while under construction in Gachie area, Kiambu county.
At least ten people were rescued and rescuers are still at the site after the house collapsed on Monday afternoon.
Witnesses and police said the structure had reached fifth floor and the workers were working on the sixth one when it collapsed.
A number of workers managed to escape from the rubble soon after the 3pm incident on Monday.
Those who escaped complained of injuries and pain. It is not clear on the exact number of those trapped in the collapsed building that was meant to be a residential house.
Rescue mission is ongoing.
Witnesses and police said the structure had reached the fifth floor and that the workers were working on the sixth one when it collapsed on Monday afternoon along Muuru Road.
Nairobi and Kiambu among other regions are experiencing a construction boom with most buildings going more than six floors.
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