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  • 7 persons rescued from collapsed building in Kano

    7 persons rescued from collapsed building in Kano

    Seven persons have so far been rescued from a building which collapsed on Beirut Road, Kano on Tuesday.

    Many others are still trapped in the rubble, spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, said in Kano.

    “We received a distress call about the collapse at about 3.30 p.m. and sent our rescue team to the three-storey building under construction, but used for the business of selling cell phones,’’ he said.

    Abdullahi said those rescued were immediately taken to the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Kano for treatment.

    Operatives of the National Emergency Management Agency, those of the State Emergency Management Agency, the Red Cross, and the Police and sister agencies are still at the scene to rescue more trapped victims.

  • Building collapse: Ganduje orders intensified rescue operation

    Building collapse: Ganduje orders intensified rescue operation

    Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje has ordered intensified rescue operations for all those trapped in the rubble of a three-storey building at the “GSM” market along Beirut road in Kano metropolis.

    This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, on Tuesday in Kano.

    Garba also said the governor has suspended the swearing-in ceremony of commissioners earlier scheduled for Wednesday in honour of victims of the collapsed building.

    “While lamenting the unfortunate incident, the governor assured that investigation is ongoing to unravel the cause of the collapsed structure which was under construction,” he qouted Ganduje as saying.

    He said that the governor also shared the sad moment with the victims of Monday’s flooding that occurred in many parts of the metropolis, during which, valuable items were lost in the deluge.

    Newsmen reports that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed that one person died and seven others were injured in the building.

    Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, NEMA Kano Territorial Coordinator, said the incident occurred at about 3:05 p.m on Tuesday.

    “The building collapsed while additional construction of stairs was ongoing,” he said.
    He said so far, eight persons have been rescued and were taken to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, for treatment.

    ”One person died, six persons with minor injuries had been treated and discharged, while one person with multiple fractures was still receiving treatment,” the top NEMA official said.

    Abdullahi said that search and rescue operations were still ongoing to rescue those trapped beneath the rubble.

    Newsmen reports that the building was under construction but the ground floor was occupied and it was reported that people were shopping there when the building collapsed.

  • Abuja building collapse: 2 dead, 5 rescued

    Abuja building collapse: 2 dead, 5 rescued

    Two persons were feared dead on Friday, while five were rescued from rubble after a storey building collapsed in Kubwa Satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

    The building, which was under construction at Hamza Abdullahi Street Off Gado Nasco Road, equally housed a shopping mall.

    The rescued operation was carried out by a combined team of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council and Federal Roads Maintenance Agency.

    Also among the rescued team were the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and others.

    One of the residents, Mrs Chinyere Okah confirmed that the building which was being converted from a shopping mall to a residential apartment collapsed on Thursday night at about 10:30 p.m.

    The Director-General, FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Alhaji Abbas Idriss, confirmed that two persons lost their lives in the incident, while the trapped persons had been rescued.

    Abbas explained that the agency received a distress call about the incident at 11.45 pm on Thursday evening and thereafter activated its stakeholders to the scene.

    He revealed that five persons were rescued and taken to Kubwa District Hospital, noting that two of the patients had since been discharged.

    “As a follow up to the developing story of the collapsed building at Kubwa, a suburb in the FCT, the two trapped persons in the rubble have been rescued fatally injured.

    “The bodies of the two persons that lost their lives have been deposited at the Kubwa District Hospital mortuary. Their relatives have been identified and were making arrangements for their burial.

    “The rescue operation at the collapsed site came to an end with five number of persons rescued alive, three with various degrees of injuries, while two persons were unhurt and discharged from the Kubwa District Hospital,” he said.

    He commended all the stakeholders for their prompt response and cooperation, including construction companies which is line with their corporate social responsibilities mobilised and deployed all their resources to saving live.

    He also lauded the Security Agencies for their vigilance and support and t residents of the area for their cooperation during the rescue operations.

    Idriss, however, appealed to developers to always obey the building code and warned residents to desist from living in uncompleted buildings.

    Also, Mr Ikharo Attah, Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, said the owner of the property was fore-warned by concerned residents.

    “The building was initially a shopping mall, but the report we got from residents was that the owner was warned, and at a certain point, it was now being converted to a residential apartment.

    “The down was a shopping mall, but they were putting up some blocks of flat on the first and second suspended floors. You cannot alter a shopping mall and convert to a residential building thereby giving it more load that what it was meant to carry,” he said.

    Attah added that the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello had ordered that tests be carried out on most of the high rise buildings around the area.

    He noted that the combined team of security agencies at the scene is currently trailing the owner of the property, who residents suggested may have absconded.

    “We have a policy in the FCTA that when a building collapses, the land is forfeited and revoked and the place is converted into a park or garden for residents around the neighbourhood,” he added.

    On his part, Umar Shuaibu, Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, blamed the incident on quackery and shady construction, adding that the FCTA has a policy of subjecting old buildings to integrity test.

    NAN

  • Another building collapses in Lagos

    Another building collapses in Lagos

    Another building has collapsed in the Bariga area of Lagos state TheNewsGuru.com can exclusively report.

    The building located on Adeleye street in the Lady Lack area of the Bariga axis of Lagos state caved in the late hours of Sunday, August 21, 2022.

    The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who disclosed this, said the building went down a few minutes ago.

    Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in LASEMA’s situation report at about 10:47 pm, Sunday night.

    He further explained that the LASEMA team is presently on top of the situation.

    LASEMA in its assessment   discovered that the structure caved in as a result of being distressed and due to lack of maintenance.

    Meanwhile, the building has been cordoned and sealed off to prevent and the occupants of the adjoining buildings asked to stay away from the environs, while emergency operations continue at the site.

    LASEMA”s reports show that there are casualties as a result of the collapsed building

    “The Agency activated its response to the above incident and upon arrival at the incident scene, discovered that the tank scaffolding of a two-story building collapsed on a bungalow beside it and affected two rooms.

    “Unfortunately two children died from the impact. Three adult males sustained injuries and were taken to nearby hospitals.

    “The Agency’s response team alongside Lagos State Fire and LASBCA are responders at the incident scene. Rescue operation ongoing,” he said.

    Meanwhile, the building has been cordoned and sealed off to prevent and the occupants of the adjoining buildings asked to stay away from the environs, while emergency operations continue at the site.

  • Just In: 1 person rescued, 1 dead in Lagos building collapse

    Just In: 1 person rescued, 1 dead in Lagos building collapse

    The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday confirmed the rescue of one person, and the recovery of one dead person in a two-storey building that collapsed at Freeman Road, Lagos Island.

    The Zonal Coordinator of Southwest NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, told newsmen that the building under construction collapsed during torrential rainfall.

    The emergency responders were on their way to the scene of the incident at the time of filing the report.

  • Lagos suspends approval of structures above three floors in Ebute Metta

    Lagos suspends approval of structures above three floors in Ebute Metta

    In a bid to prevent further collapse of building structures in the state, the Lagos State government on Wednesday ordered the immediate suspension of approval for building construction above three floors in Ebute-Meta East and West.

    Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development in the state, Dr Idris Salako, revealed that the move followed an audit of buildings in the area.

     

    He explained that the low-lying nature of Ebute-Metta and its negative impact on some of the buildings, most of which showed serious defects, made it mandatory for the government to apply special measures to save lives and property.

    “The soil and topography, the low water level and effects, as well as the inability of structures in this area to bear loads above three floors were considered in arriving at this decision” the commissioner was quoted as saying in a statement by a spokesperson for the ministry, Mukaila Sanusi.

    According to him, the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) has been directed going forward to stop taking applications for approval above three floors in the area.

    “To guarantee the safety of lives and property by ensuring that we put a halt to lives being cut short by incidents of building collapse, the government has been compelled to invoke the relevant sections of the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law 2019, as amended, to address the crisis,” Salako stated.

    He called for the understanding of stakeholders in the state, saying the decision was taken in the best interest of the people.

    NewsGuru.com reports that about 24 persons were rescued while 10 died in a building collapse in Ebute-Meta on the 1st of May

    The building collapse was the second in the last three month in Yaba-Ebute Meta area.

    Recall that a three-storey building had collapsed in the Ebute Metta recently killing several persons in Lagos state.

     

  • Lagos building collapse: Death toll rises to 10

    Lagos building collapse: Death toll rises to 10

    The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday said that the death toll at the collapsed three-storey building in the Ebute Metta area has increased to 10.

    Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Zonal Coordinator, South-West, NEMA, confirmed the development in Lagos.

    “Two additional bodies including a four-year-old boy and a female youth corps member recovered, making 10 deaths.

    “The number of rescued occupants remains 23, while six males and four females have been so far recovered dead,” Farinloye said.

    Recall that a three-storey building collapsed on Sunday at about 10.56 p.m. on 24 Ibadan Street, Herbert Macaulay Way, Ebute Meta, Lagos.

    However, rescue operations are still ongoing at the site of the incident in search of occupants trapped under the rubble.

  • Buhari condoles with victims of Lagos building collapse

    Buhari condoles with victims of Lagos building collapse

    President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with families of those who died, sustained injuries, and were affected in the building collapse at Ebute Metta area of Lagos State.

    According to a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday in Abuja, the president is pained by this tragic incident, with search and rescue still ongoing at the site.

    Buhari saluted the courage and determination of the first responders, national and sub-national emergency agencies in Lagos State, and compassionate Nigerians.

    He noted that their immediate actions in the aftermath of the collapse of the three-storey building led to the rescue of several persons, including many children.

    The President regrettably, noted that the frequency of building collapses in the country has become increasingly embarrassing.

    He, therefore, urged the relevant state authorities to work closely with professional bodies to put a halt to these unfortunate but preventable incidents.

    Buhari wished those injured a speedy recovery and prayed for divine assistance in the ongoing search and rescue operations.

  • Ebute Meta: I gave tenants quit notice before collapse – Landlord’s son

    Ebute Meta: I gave tenants quit notice before collapse – Landlord’s son

    The landlord’s son, in whose care the collapsed three-storey building was entrusted, said that he gave the occupants of the building quit notice when he discovered the visible stress on it.

    The caretaker, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told emergency responders and newsmen on Monday in Lagos that he was living in the building with other occupants when he noticed signs of distress.

    “I had to leave the building and rented an apartment in the same vicinity,” the caretaker said.

    He said that quit notice was eventually handed over to the occupants which they failed to adhere to.

    The caretaker said that he had not collected rental fees from the tenants for a long time since he had expected them to pack out.

    The said building at No. 24 Ibadan Street, Herbert Macaulay Way, Ebute Meta collapsed on Sunday night, killing eight occupants, while 23 of them were rescued alive.

    Emergency workers have been working round the clock to get to ground zero of the building.

  • Ebute Meta building collapse: Death toll rises to 5

    Ebute Meta building collapse: Death toll rises to 5

    The death toll from the collapsed three-storey building at Ebute Meta, Lagos, as at Monday morning has risen to five, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials say.

    An old three-storey building collapsed at No. 24 Ibadan Street, Herbert Macaulay Way, Ebute Meta, on Sunday night at about 10.56 p.m.

    The Zonal Coordinator Southwest, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, told NAN in Lagos that the deceased persons included three males and two females.

    The number of rescued occupants remained 23.

    Rescue operations are ongoing at the site of the incident in search of four of the remaining occupants of the building.