2016 Lagos building collapse

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The location of Lekki District within Nigeria.
2016 Lagos building collapse
Date9 March 2016
LocationLagos, Nigeria
CauseUnder investigation
Deaths34

On 8 March 2016, a five-story building collapsed while under construction in Lekki District, Lagos, Nigeria. At least 34 people were killed.[1][2] Thirteen other people were pulled from the collapsed building alive in a rescue operation that ended late on 10 March.[3]

Investigation[]

Ibrahim Farinloye, from the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria, said in a statement that "Investigation on the cause of the collapse has started by various federal and state agencies". The Lagos state government said in a statement that preliminary reports suggest the building construction was illegal, with the builders having been served a contravention notice for exceeding the number of allowed floors.[2] The owners of the building apparently “criminally unsealed the property and continued building beyond the approved floors.”[3] Heavy rain had occurred in the area as well, with some pointing to that as an exacerbating factor.

Victor Suru, a bricklayer working on the building, stated that "After they (the owners) finished building the house, rain fell and the house shifted a bit. They put iron in front of the house, (but) the iron couldn't hold the house. They left it like that and continued building."[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ Reuters Editorial. "At least 30 die in building collapse in Nigeria's megacity Lagos | Reuters". reuters.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  2. ^ a b France-Presse, Agence (2016-03-09). "Construction company blamed after Lagos building collapse kills 34". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. ^ a b Iyengar, Rishi. "34 Dead as Building Collapses in Lagos". TIME.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  4. ^ "A building collapsed in Lagos, killing at least 30 people". Newsweek. Retrieved 2016-03-10.


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