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

At least 34 people were killed after a five-story building still under construction collapses in Lekki District, Lagos, Nigeria.[1][2]

Collapse and rescue efforts

The collapse occurred on 9 March 2016, after heavy rain in the area. 13 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, 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 that the building construction was illegal, 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]

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]

References

  1. ^ Reuters Editorial. "At least 30 die in building collapse in Nigeria's megacity Lagos | Reuters". reuters.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  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.