Six storey building collapses in Lagos
On October 26, 2011 · In News

By Evelyn Usman & Ifeanyi Okolie

LAGOS – There was pandemonium yesterday as a six-storey building located at 11 Aderibigbe street in Maryland area of Lagos collapsed.

An eye witness told Vanguard that at about 3.30 pm occupants of the building heard a loud noise which shook the building violently leaving cracks on the walls.

The building, Photo: Sahara reporters

It was gathered that all the occupants of the building were evacuated when there were signs the collapse was imminent and they all gathered outside watching until the building gradually started giving way.

Three officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, who arrived the scene before the building collapsed at 6.30 pm had cordoned off the Aderibigbe Street and restricted movement of people and vehicles.

Over ten different companies were occupying the building before the collapse which included Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, SCIB Nigeria and Company Limited, Okay God Investment Limited, Klear Concept Limited, Global PMG Ltd Jira and Associates amongst others.

The building before it collapsed

More than 300 staff of the companies were seen scampering for safety when they heard a loud bang coming from the building. It was gathered that no casuality was recorded in the incident.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/10/six-storey-building-collapses-in-lagos/

Hope they had insurance.

yamakuza:

Hope they had insurance.

Na today??

thank God the building told the occupants it wants to collapse, before it did. If it was a wicked building it would have gave way quietly.

Arosa:

thank God the building told the occupants it wants to collapse, before it did. If it was a wicked building it would have gave way quietly.

LOL

Ibo made building everywhere.

Arosa:

thank God the building told the occupants it wants to collapse, before it did. If it was a wicked building it would have gave way quietly.

lol

what if your family members were present in the building .

a very Yoruba-looking building, the kind you find rented to stingy igbos on lagos island

lagerwhenindoubt:

a very Yoruba-looking building, the kind you find rented to stingy igbos on lagos island

you are not a serious person. you dont even know how to spell yoruba

something is wrong somewhere, NO be naija?

olabukola:

Ibo made building everywhere.

lagerwhenindoubt:

a very Yoruba-looking building, the kind you find rented to stingy igbos on lagos island

now what has a collapsed building got to do with tribe.smh for two of una.

@OP

No be six storey na Four

@OP
Cowboy builders!

lagerwhenindoubt:

a very Yoruba-looking building, the kind you find rented to stingy igbos on lagos island

hahaha, Tribalism extends even to buildings.

yamakuza:

Hope they had insurance.

Seriously? Insurance? That is dead man's policy. Talk to LG govt to enforce building owners for that.

olabukola:

Ibo made building everywhere.

lagerwhenindoubt:

a very Yoruba-looking building, the kind you find rented to stingy igbos on lagos island

paniki:

hahaha,  Tribalism extends even to buildings.

As you can see for yourself.

Arosa:

thank God the building told the occupants it wants to collapse, before it did. If it was a wicked building it would have gave way quietly.

U no well o,   but na true you talk sha!

OP

Thank God no one died!