A three-storey building collapsed at Ita Faaji Market in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State during a downpour. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said the building collapsed around 10.15 am on Thursday, February 22, 2024. According to Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency responded to the scene of the incident and conducted a thorough assessment. He said it was observed that the structure collapsed on its own without external factors. The …
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A storey building collapsed in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun state at about 7am today June 8. Thankfully no life was lost in the incident. According to reports, the uncompleted building located around PZ Estate, Onijagun, caved in without giving any sign. Eyewitnesses say the building which has been erected to the roofing stage, had been abandoned for over 10 years and had provided temporary accomodation to some motorcycle riders before they were sent away …
One person is dead and many people are trapped after the floor of a parking garage collapsed on to another, leaving cars piled up in New York City on Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred at 57 Ann Street between Nassau Street and William Street in lower Manhattan at 4:15pm on April 18. The second floor of the four-story structure collapsed onto the first, according to the FDNY. Video from the scene showed multiple cars stacked …
A two-story building collapsed in the Ago Palace Way area, Lagos state, barely a week after the collapse of a building in Ebute Metta which killed 10 people. It was gathered that the two-story building located at Chris Igadi Street, off Ago Palace Way, opposite Kilimanjaro/ AP filling station, collapsed around 3 am on Saturday, May 7, 2022. According to Punch, People residing in the building vacated the premises immediately after they saw the sign that it wanted to collapse two hours before the tragedy. …
A young lady identified as Peace Bulus has died after a bungalow in the Mounted Troop Police Barracks in Ikeja, Lagos State partially collapsed on her and also broke the arm of her sister on Tuesday, May 4. According to reports, the deceased, her mother, Hauwa, and three other siblings were sleeping in their one-room apartment when an implosion occurred. The lintel of the door suddenly fell, smashed Peace’s skull, and broke her sister’s arm. While Peace’s body has been deposited …
Two children died after they were trapped beneath the rubble of a storey-building which collapsed in the Gafari Balogun area of Ogudu, Lagos State today June 17. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed this to newsmen, said the building collapsed due to mudslide resulting from a downpour. He said their bodies have been recovered from the mud. “The LASEMA Response Team received a distress call at 12.40 pm about the collapse of a …