Tag: Building Collapsed
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Just In: Again, another building collapses in Lagos
A five-storey building at Ladipo Oluwole Street, GRA, Apapa area of Lagos, has collapsed. The building which was under construction was said to have collpased following a thunderstrike. Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) have sealed the building. Asimiyu Tiamiyu, a volunteer with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) in…
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Abuja: Two casualties recorded, four injured as fence collapses
A collapsed fence along the Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent in the Wuse 2 area of the Federal Capital Territory, has killed two construction workers, leaving four others injured. Witnesses said the fence, belonging to a UBA Bank, collapsed on the construction workers who were excavating the site for foundation work to commence. Confirming the incident, the…
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BREAKING: Eight-storey building collapses in Banana Island, many feared killed
Many feared killed as an eight-storey building situated inside the luxurious Banana Island in Lagos State collapses. The building, sources said, is Joe Faraday’s site with ongoing construction works inside it. A source said while it is unsure what triggered the collapse, concreting was ongoing on the sixth floor before the collapse. A terse statement…
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10 missing, one confirmed dead as 7-storey building collapses
A seven-story residential building collapsed in the northeastern Brazilian city of Fortaleza on Tuesday, killing at least one person, rescue workers told TV channel GloboNews. Another 10 people were declared missing and seven people were found alive, the rescue workers said. The building fell at around 10:30 a.m. local time (1330 GMT), but it was…