By Ken Chiwendu
No fewer than 10 persons lost their lives in in a building collapse in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday morning..
Seven persons were injured ,a statement from the Oyo State Fire Service revealed in a statement.
The Agency disclosed that the incident happened at 2 am at Jegeda Oluloyo area in Ibadan in Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state.
The statement read, “The Oyo State Fire Services Agency received a distressed call at around 2 am this morning at Jegede Olunloyo area, Ibadan, of which 10 persons have been recovered from the debris of the collapsed building, while seven persons were rescued alive. Rescue operation is still going on.”
Building collapse is one issue in major cities that have received public in recent times.
Study revealed that poor maintainance culture, design error, poor quality of materials and workmanship, and in some cases, natural disasters are reasons for building collapse.
