Tag: building collapse
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BREAKING: Another building collapses in Lagos Island
A three-storey building has reportedly collapsed in Kakawa street, Lagos Island on Monday. According to a resident of the street, no one was trapped because the building was marked for demolition and occupants had vacated. The collapsed structure, however, affected a bungalow with three occupants. Details soon…
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Aftermath of building collapse: Lagos demolishes 13 defective buildings
Five more structurally defective Lagos Island buildings were yesterday brought down by the Lagos State Government. This brings the number of demolished buildings to 13 since Friday when the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) started the exercise to prevent another disaster after Wednesday’s incident on Massey Street, Ita-Faji, Lagos Island. Twenty people were killed;…
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Why building collapse persists – NSE
Adedamola Falade-Fatila, the Chairman of the Ibadan branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has hinged the rising cases of building collapse on quackery and compromise in standards. Falade-Fatila, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Saturday, was reacting to the collapse of a building in Ibadan barely 72…
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BREAKING: Another Building Collapses In Ibadan
Barely two days after a three-storeyed building collapsed in Lagos State, killing 20 people, another building has collapsed at the Bode are of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to reports reaching TNG, people are trapped and are still making phone calls under the rubbles, but there is no equipment to rescue them. Details later….
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Breaking: 11 trapped as three storey building collapse in Anambra
No fewer than 11 persons were trapped under a three storey building which collapsed in Nnewi, Anambra in the early hours of Thursday. The building was located in Okpuno, Otolo, in Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state. According to SP Mohammed Haruna, Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) who confirmed the incident, said the…
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LASG insists on zero building collapse
The Lagos State Government has insisted that all block moulding industries across the State must comply with the existing standard for their operations, saying that the industry remains a critical partner in its vision zero for building collapse. The General Manager of LSMTL, Engineer Olalekan Ajani stated this while speaking at the annual conference of…
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Building collapse: NSE blames agencies, contractors
The Imo chapter of Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has blamed regulatory agencies and Owerri Capital Development Agency (OCDA) for incessant building collapse in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that two three storey buildings under construction collapsed at Obinze and Umuguma, both in Owerri West Local Government Area, on Tuesday and…
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UPDATE: 3-Storey building collapses in Lagos, 2 dead, 14 rescued
Another three-storey building on Lagos Island collapsed on Monday morning with two people confirmed dead and 14 others rescued. This is the fourth building to have collapsed in Lagos in less than months. TheNewsGuru gathered that the collapsed three-storey building was being renovated with people inside when it caved in. Rescue operation is still ongoing…
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Just in: Many feared dead as three-storey building collapses in Lagos
As residents of Lagos State marked the 2017 democracy day, tragedy struck in the early hours when a building collapsed with scores feared trapped. TheNewsGuru gathered that the building located on Daddy Alhaja Street, Oke-Arin, Lagos Island axis of the state, collapsed at about 9 am when the traders were arriving the market to commence…
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JUST IN: Pictures: 2 dead as building collapses in Lekki
A building still undergoing construction in the Lekki Area of Lagos has partially collapsed, leaving no fewer than two people dead and one other injured, TheNewsGuru.com can authoritatively report. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA received a distress call at about 11.40 am today Thursday 27th April, 2017 regarding the partial collapse of the…