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Thursday 11 July 2013

10 people confirmed dead as 3-storey building collapses in Lagos

A 3-storey building located at Oloto street in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos collapsed in the early hours of this morning as residents slept. Ten dead bodies have so far been pulled out of the rubble while 7 people, including two children have been rescued alive. Many people are said to be trapped under the rubble as rescue efforts from the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and other agencies continue...
at 7/11/2013 06:03:00 pm

70 comments:

  1. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 18:05

    My God! Please save Nigeria. Lagos is TOO crowded! therez just no space between the buildings in pic numba 2...They rush to construct a building and this is the result. its just sad. God help us!

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    1. Opeedo11 July 2013 at 20:08

      why is there so much brutality and carelessness in this country?

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    2. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 23:35

      Unqualified building contractors, inferior materials, bad workmanship and failure to follow the specifications are the main causes of building collapse in this country. May God help us.
      100+ women already treated with our FIBROID flusher

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    3. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 01:03

      My dear I'm sorry to say dis but its not so much of unqalified contractors but cheap as home owners. I presently reted a 3 bedroom, they claim to have finishe work, now ill have to redo for my own safety. They use more of sand dan cement, weak blocks dat I can crush with my baree fit. Meanwhile land lord de there de save him money. They high brick layers as engineers

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  2. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 18:08

    some of these buildings are older than my grandpa. I pray that those still trapped be rescued alive in jesus name. Amen

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    1. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 21:17

      Those old ones dont even collapse, but new ones .cos of the lease agreement s. Families gives them short periods so they invest small amount on the big houses

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  3. Ng11 July 2013 at 18:15

    may God hav mercy,must we manage everytin in dis nija

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  4. Unknown11 July 2013 at 18:17

    Tank u 4 d gift of lyf...I was dere yrstdae

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  5. ★★PRINCE CHARMING™★★11 July 2013 at 18:23

    Buildings falling always...quack builders using insufficient materials needed.

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  6. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 18:29

    Dis is just sad,the govt shd do smthg abt all these old house abeg

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  7. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 18:29

    handwork of quakes in the building industry

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    1. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 22:55

      Your spelling is bad, it's called 'quack' and not quakes. You can thank me later

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  8. Nelly11 July 2013 at 18:30

    May d soul of d deceased RIP, it's quite unfortunate

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  9. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 18:32

    bad building materials, may d lost souls Rip,,,,,oh God, pls help us.

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  10. Unknown11 July 2013 at 18:38

    Oh Lord have mercy....

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  11. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 18:41

    The engineers,contrators nd d owners of dat buildin shud be arrested by d govt, see hw dey murdered innocent souls. May their soul rest in peace, Amen!

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  12. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 18:43

    Its well!linda post my comment,abi do I nid 2 pay b4 u post

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  13. Unknown11 July 2013 at 18:43

    May their souls find rest in the Lord.


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  14. Olusola Oso11 July 2013 at 18:44

    Tragic news but not surprising,whoever is familiar with Ebute Metta will be amazed and disgusted by the high number of creaking buildings and dilapidated structures there. I stayed there for 3 years,may the soul of the dead people rest in peace. Olusola Oso. http://www.olusolaoso.blogspot.com/

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  15. Unknown11 July 2013 at 18:45

    Lord have mercy

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  16. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 18:47

    na wa ooooooooooo

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  17. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 18:48

    tins are hapenin

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  18. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 18:48

    God ve Mercy! Eko oni Baje!!!
    _noraFab

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  19. Unknown11 July 2013 at 18:49

    it shall be well

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  20. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 18:50

    Pity, #RIP# dis is very sad ,d buildings r actually old sha.

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  21. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 18:50

    it shall be well

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  22. Fabian11 July 2013 at 18:50

    A pathetic story, may their souls rest in peace.

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  23. Unknown11 July 2013 at 18:51

    it shall be well

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  24. soladunn11 July 2013 at 18:53

    Oh dear God!!!

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  25. Oby Azike11 July 2013 at 18:54

    So sad- RIP

    obyazike.blogspot.co.uk

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  26. Unknown11 July 2013 at 18:55

    it shall be well

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  27. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 18:55

    May d souls of d departed RIP.(Amen).God pls save ur children who trust in You.

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  28. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 19:08

    Pls God let dem be safe.

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  29. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 19:09

    Heyyy! So sad. God have mercy ooooo

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  30. Shepherd11 July 2013 at 19:14

    Tragic! Putting up structures without taking precautionary measures is pretty bad...incidents like this can happen almost anywhere,actually!

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  31. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 19:26

    i live in ebute metta........chineke merem ebere

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  32. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 19:36

    Lord have mercy! Dear its not all about quack builders but our system doesn't have maintenance culture. Most buildings are too old, and the owners will paint it to look new intead of rehabilitating. May God help us.

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  33. Unknown11 July 2013 at 19:37

    lagos and building colapse sha naa wa ooo,may Allah help us .. Eko oni baje oo!

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  34. Bako11 July 2013 at 19:40

    Not again. As expected again, history have repeated itself in a wrong way. What a sad event. Hope their will be serious legislation to avoid future occurance.
    www.sandalili.com

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    1. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 01:15

      You need to go back to school even if you have a degree. Your English is poor. Spellings as well

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    2. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 16:47

      I totally concur.

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    3. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 16:52

      I totally concur.

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  35. Unknown11 July 2013 at 19:52

    Very sad!!!



    Ayibumakolo.com

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  36. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 20:01

    heeeeey God help us oo

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  37. Unknown11 July 2013 at 20:07

    The rate @ which building fall/collapse in Lagos state can't be overemphasised @all, the mortality rate is on the increasing side, n the buildings that are been constructed are not strong enough. Low quality materials n management is being used.
    May the soul of the deceased rest in peace.

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  38. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 20:11

    Linda na wah oo sometin wey don. Happen since morning you just dey report am now! The story is stale mama but all d same you dey try sha.

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  39. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 20:28

    Lord please have mercy on those trapped, let they be recued alive

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  40. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 20:31

    My granddfather's friend built a hse also in This area in 1921 and d building Is still There till today,anytime There Is a crack its patched.

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  41. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 20:33

    May God help us all

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  42. Unknown11 July 2013 at 20:36

    There should be agencies in place to check the status of buildings regularly...this thing has happened too many times

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  43. Crux!11 July 2013 at 20:39

    @crux737••• May God protect us all, to all the lost soul RIP *sad*

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  44. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 20:42

    May dose who lost deir life R.I.P.

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  45. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 20:52

    Everyday comes with negative news,can some1 tell me Y?

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  46. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 22:01

    OMG may God have mercy nd d soul of d deceased RIP.so sad

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  47. Unknown11 July 2013 at 22:36

    May God save α̩̩̩̩̥п̥̥̲̣̣̣̥ƌ­­̲̣̣̣̥ deliever us...Amen

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  48. Unknown12 July 2013 at 00:53

    save us in lagos dear God...this is getting too much

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  49. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 01:09

    Not again *can't watch* May dier souls rip.

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  50. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 01:18

    Regulations on building and constructiom quality in the country is poor. Thats the reason occurences lke this happen more frequently in underdeveloped countries

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  51. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 01:22

    I actually live in the said build 6yrs ago before we relocate to apapa,is so said when I heard the news I was shocked beceause some of my childhood friends still live in that build.

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    1. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 16:48

      Yoruba!!!!! Typing as he/she speaks. I cringe

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    2. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 16:52

      Yoruba!!!!! Typing as he/she speaks. I cringe

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  52. Diamond12 July 2013 at 07:06

    House collapsing always in this Lagos. Why is people perishing horribly like this?.God have mercy on us.

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    1. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 16:51

      "Why is people perishing"???? Seriously you don't have to comment if you can't spell. Don't irritate our eyes with bad spellings. SMH @ Yoruba people

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  53. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 07:18

    May their soul rest in perfect peace

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  54. abex12 July 2013 at 08:37

    never put blame on the builders or d constructer of d hous. Just beleave dat what God have destinied no one can stop or change it What we will be doing is to b praying 2 our same God to not let us to be among the victhim

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  55. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 11:12

    Let government do somethin abt all dis old houses

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  56. Anonymous13 July 2013 at 10:09

    That area is swampy nd wasn't well sand filled before construction. So painful

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