Nigeria, May 21 -- At least three labourers were hurt on Wednesday after a section of the second-floor decking near the Zaria Central Mosque's southern minaret gave way during concrete casting.

The mosque is currently undergoing reconstruction.

Witnesses told NAN that the victims were rushed to a hospital in the city. No deaths were recorded.

The collapsed area has been cordoned off as workers cleared debris from the site.

Attempts to reach the site engineer were unsuccessful. Sources at the scene said he had accompanied the injured workers to the hospital.

Abdullahi Kwarbai, spokesperson for the Zazzau Emirate Council, confirmed the incident but declined to provide further details.

He noted that the reconstruction was handed over t...