Lagos, Nigeria: 7 rescued, 1 dead as Building collapses in Karena

"One person has been confirmed dead while a total of seven people have been rescued from the building that collapsed in Karena Street on Lagos Island".--Pulse Nigeria

According to a report by The Nation, the building that is located on Lagos Island collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, July 25, 2017, with many still trapped.

It was reported that the building caved at about 2:30 pm on Tuesday, shortly after a heavy rainfall.

Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Rapid Response Squared (RRS), National Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Police along with concerned witnesses were at the scene to rescue the victims. The number of casualties is expected to rise.

Source: Pulse Nigeria

My Take:

This quite an unfortunate accident. 

The Nigerian Government needs to put a policy in place to test the durability of building materials as well as test each building before approving it for people to occupy.

Secondly, the contractor that built that house has to be held accountable. Most times contractors try to maximize profit, as a result, they use fake and substandard materials in building houses. Until Nigeria begins to hold these building contractors and manufacturers of building materials accountable, the rate at which incidents like this one occurs will never go down. 

May the souls of the victim rest in peace.

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