Afetler · Owode-Ede collapseOwode-Ede building collapse kills three apprentices; four seriously injuredYazıldı 31 Ekim 2026 20:57 UTCİzleYayın dökümü0:07A shopping complex collapsed on sleeping apprentices, killing three and seriously0:11injuring four.0:12The workers had turned their unfinished workplace into overnight accommodation so0:15they could carry on working the next day.0:17Why did the building fail?0:19And what warning did the apprentices have before it came down?0:21The two-story shopping complex stood in Awat Edi in Nigeria's Osun state.0:25The site is an Eighty North local government area.0:28Survivors were taken to hospital in Eighty after the collapse late Friday, October0:32thirtieth.0:32Osun Federal Fire Service commandant Femi Isaac says the people caught inside were0:36tiling apprentices.0:38They were staying at the construction site overnight, and their supervisor wasn't0:41with them when the building fell.0:43Three apprentices died, and their bodies were taken to the mortuary.0:46Isaac says, Five people survived.0:48Four of those survivors suffered serious injuries, while one escaped unhurt.0:52The five survivors include the four seriously injured people and the person who0:56escaped unhurt.0:57Those are parts of the same group.0:58But the number of people initially trapped beneath the building is harder to pin1:02down.1:02Seven artisans were reportedly trapped beneath the rubble, but three deaths and five1:06survivors account for eight people.1:08It's unclear whether the person who escaped was ever trapped, so the total trapped1:12remains uncertain.1:13A loud noise drew neighbors to the building shortly before eleven that night.1:16A nearby resident, identified only as John, described three bodies being recovered1:21and injured people being taken to hospital.1:23He said firefighters and police arrived shortly after the collapse.1:26A police divisional officer called the fire service around eleven that night.1:29Isaac says, fire personnel were immediately deployed.1:32Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps personnel also took part, with1:36search and rescue work continuing into the early hours of Saturday.1:39The collapse itself is placed around eleven to eleven thirty at night.1:42The exact time is unclear, and that emergency call doesn't fix the moment the1:45structure fell.1:46Isaac confirmed the casualties on Saturday, October thirty, first.1:49The apprentices had noticed that the building wasn't strong.1:52Isaac says.1:53He says the most senior apprentice told rescuers he'd warned the others against1:56sleeping on the upper floor shortly before the structure gave way.1:59The owner lived near the site and was present during the rescue operation, John2:03said.2:03No finding has assigned responsibility for the collapse.2:06The warning described by the senior apprentice leaves a specific question about2:10whether the workers could have been protected before they went to sleep.2:13Some survivors suffered fractures to their legs and hands, Isaac says.2:16He described the unhurt survivor as the one person who hadn't gone to sleep early.2:21That person is included among the five survivors.2:23Four survivors face serious injuries, but the hospital figures need care.2:27Taking someone to hospital can include an assessment even when that person has2:30escaped injury.2:31The number formally admitted hasn't been clarified.2:34Isaac says five people were taken to a private hospital in EDA.2:37They were reportedly taken to Idera Specialist Hospital.2:40T here is no later update on the injured survivor's condition, and their names and2:44ages haven't been made public.2:46The cause of the collapse is still unknown.2:48No investigating authority or dated next step has been announced.2:51The apprentice's concern about the building's strength and the warning against2:54sleeping upstairs still await an engineering explanation of why the structure2:58failed.Makaleyi okuHaberin zaman çizelgesiHeyDex
