Kenyan building collapse near Nairobi kills six people
Summary
The collapse of an unfinished eight-storey building in Syokimau, outside Nairobi, killed six people. Rescue teams searched the rubble after an upper concrete slab gave way; the reason for the failure was not established.Key Facts
- The building collapsed on Friday morning in Syokimau, on the outskirts of Nairobi.
- The structure was unfinished and had eight storeys.
- Construction workers were at the site when the uppermost concrete slab gave way.
- The collapse killed six people.
- Television reports said five people were rescued alive and taken to hospital.
- Rescue teams continued searching for survivors, and officials had not confirmed how many workers were at the site.
- A separate building collapse in Nairobi on October 23 killed eight people.
- A Kenyan state research body has cited poor workmanship, weak supervision, substandard materials and faulty designs as wider causes of building collapses.
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