Tag: building collapse
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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…
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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.
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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,…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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2 die, 23 survive as three-storey building collapses in Lagos
The National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed the recovery of two dead bodies and rescue of 23 persons from a three-storey building that collapsed in Ebute Metta, Lagos.