By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri

About 40 workers are said to have been trapped in an ongoing construction of an eight-story building that collapsed at Yardua drive in Owerri, Imo, on Thursday.

Vanguard was at the scene of the collapsed building where excavation of those of the trapped workers are still in the process at about 7:01 pm.

At the time of filing this report, about ten were said to have been rescued and seven severely injured and taken to hospital just as they said, for now, two feared death.

Many issues were raised by some of the survivors, which could have led to the building collapse. One said the pillars were very weak, adding that the pillars holding the eight-story building were not also enough to carry the weight of the entire structure.

They also said that a few days ago they noticed cracks in some parts of the building and complained to the engineer who assured them he would do something about it.

However, members of the Red Cross were seen at the scene assisting in the evacuation of both the death, moving some to hospitals for immediate medical attention.

Spirited individuals moved in as Vanguard noticed that some of them are aware of the locations of those trapped as they assisted in the rescue operation.


At the time of filing this report, one of the survivors, who introduced his name as Prosper, said that at the moment they were nine in number that have survived. Five have been taken to the hospital who sustained various degrees of injuries.

According to Prosper, “I was very close to the building when I heard a crack around the pillars and I started running and before you know it it is like a sound of a bomb. The story building fell down.

“We are working in different departments I can’t count the actual number. We are many. We may be up to 40 in number. They have taken five people to the hospital. They were badly injured.”

Another survivor, who goes with the name Ike, “We are up to 20 in number, we have those mixing cement. We have those pouring cement. There are plenty of people. We pray that God will help them come out alive.”

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RIP to the dead.

The house must have been started when Imo was on auto pilot as Rochas didn't care about anything. APC is a disaster in this state.

Don't quote me, I am going to bed.

What is this?

There are State town planning and Safety commission officials who are suppose to run checks on the building before it even got to decking level,the sit in their offices, collect bribes to approve plans, and only visit your site to write 'Stop Work' when you haven't bribed them.

Ala Owerri! God have mercy upon us.

Things dey really happen this year.
Seriously..
May God AIRpus

Where was building control

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Nawa o.

I saw more detailed pics than this. E be like na paper crumple.

On top how much

Ndi mmadu di kwa mean.

haha

illicit:
haha

E funny

Oh my goodness, is the state not on lock down ni

DanseMacabre:

E funny

it's not funny

illicit:

it's not funny

Toh. I greet you bros.

Owerri is a cursed shithole

NwaNimo1:
Where was building control

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dammmnnn nigggarrr

Who possibly approved the plan for eight story building?

Was pilling done on the foundation?

Which government agency was monitoring such a massive project while it was ongoing?

Who was checking the columns, the reinforcements and the concrete mixture to ensure it confirm with standards?

When we have answer to the above questions, we will understand where the problem started.

Jesu

I pray for their recovery and wellness.

Lord have mercy.


Listen, in US, Malaysia, Dubai, China.....these people have buildings reaching up into the clouds. They never collapse.

Why do we build 4 storey and 10 storey structure and they are all collapsing two per month?

What the fvck is going on?

MetaPhysical:
I pray for their recovery and wellness.

Lord have mercy.


Listen, in US, Malaysia, Dubai, China.....these people have buildings reaching up into the clouds. They never collapse.

Why do we build 4 storey and 10 storey structure and they are all collapsing two per month?

What the fvck is going on?

Most of these collapse started in recent years probably a decade and half ago but prior to that 4 storey buildings were erected in their thousands in Aba and Onitsha with no news of collapse recorded. Most Nigerians believe the quality of cement is playing a major role in the recent collapses

The engineer must have used the money meant to buy original materials to camp university girls in hotel thereby indangering innocent workers life

God save us

Chai!!!

Lalasticlala myndd 44 front page

Didn't know people are still building inspite of the lockdown
People hustling for daily bread sent to an early grave.
This is saddening
Too many deaths
Nowhere is safe anymore.

Another innocent victim of 1greedy okoro man buiding plan....my heart goes out 2 d dead and thier Fam

Imo state not included in lockdown exercise ?

Anyway
RIP

Na new building, thank God No life was lost.

Could all this be the vision 2020

Damn..

Jesu!

OH LORD.
JESUS CHRIST.

About 40 workers are said to have been trapped in an ongoing construction of an eight-story building that collapsed at Yardua drive in Owerri, Imo, on Thursday.

A building that the construction is still going on?
8 storey building.
It is unfortunate that some of these trapped workers will definitely know that their supervisors were using some substandard products to erect this building, but they kept mute in order not to be fired.
Now, this is the result.
Just imagine how brutal it would have been had it been this malnourished looking building was completed, painted, beautified and it was rented to innocent tenants, all filled up!!
DAMN!!

We only pray and hope there won't be MASSIVE lost of lives.

Hope no lives lost

Bubu

But why?