A plan to dismantle a building in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, went wrong, killing at least four people and injuring four others, authorities said.
The interior ministry said the army and other agencies joined rescue efforts to find people trapped under the rubble, with at least two pulled out alive. The ministry added the building had been “earmarked for removal under the ongoing Nairobi River Regeneration Project.”
It was not immediately clear what caused the incident.
Plan to demolish a building went horribly wrong, killing several people (Image: Lucas Mukasa/Anadolu/picture alliance)
Building collapses relatively common in Nairobi
Housing in Nairobi is in high demand, and construction companies often violate building codes or bypass regulations, making building collapses relatively common in the capital. Kenya’s National Construction Authority found that 58% of buildings in Nairobi were unfit for habitation. That assessment followed the 2015 collapse of eight buildings that killed 15 people.
Edited by: Roshni Majumdar
