Cameroon: Collapsed building kills three

  1. Posted on Monday 1 March 2010 - 15:30
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    Solomon Tembang Mforgham, AfricaNews reporter in Limbe, Cameroon
    Three people have been killed in the Capital of Cameroon, Yaounde, after a four storey building collapsed. The remains of the three persons were drawn out from the rubble amidst lamentation from the population gathered to watch the National Fire Brigade at work.
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    At least three others were pulled out alive and immediately rushed to the hospital.

    When the building that was still under construction collapsed, officers of a nearby Police Station hurried to the scene to rescue the victims.

    The Fire-fighting brigade and Gendarmerie immediately beefed up the team that searched through the rubble to assess the extent of the human casualty.

    The building was near completion and technicians were at the level of the fittings. The building could no longer resist the pressure and immediately gave way, pulling down all smaller buildings by it.

    Amongst the victims are the night watchman and two members of his family.

    A number of workers in the building at the time of the accident were rushed to the hospital as the search intensified.

    According to eyewitness reports, heavy vibrations were heard before the loud sound that accompanied the crumbling building.

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  1. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 18:38
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    Good article very good
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  2. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 18:44
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    who were the people involved in this?
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  3. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 18:50
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    The 3 people got killed because the building collapsed and killed them which is kind of blody.
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  4. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 18:50
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    wow
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  5. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 18:50
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    Howww Dididdd Thatttt Happpennnnn???????????????????????????:DD!
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  6. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 18:51
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    what happened that caused the building to collapse?
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  7. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 18:59
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    thanks I really tried to do my best
    la chava
  8. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 19:00
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    thanks fir the complent
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  9. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 21:22
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    oh, wow it killed people how sad to know. :(
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  10. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 21:22
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    this is a sad story oh no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    la chava
  11. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 21:23
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    oh, it killed people how saddd :(:{
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  12. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 21:23
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    sad......................................................................................................
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  13. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 21:26
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    what else happened because of the building being collapsed
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  14. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 21:26
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    what else happened because of the building being collapsed
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  15. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 21:26
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    what else happened because of the building being collapsed
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