# Four Family Members Die in Building Collapse in Ilorin, Kwara State

A three-storey building collapse in Ilorin killed four family members and injured four others.

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Four members of the same family died after a three-storey building collapsed at the Popo Giwa area of Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday morning. [^1]

Hassan Adekunle, spokesperson for the Kwara State Fire Service, said four people were rescued alive while four others were recovered dead from the rubble. [^2]

Four people, including children, were confirmed dead and three others were hospitalized in critical condition following a building collapse in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. [^3]

The collapse occurred at about 5 a.m. at No. 41 Popo Giwa Street, beside Gogoro Mosque, trapping eight family members. [^4]

The SEMA Secretary, Magaji Saadudeen, confirmed that eight people were trapped in the building and that the rescued persons are receiving treatment. [^5]

Rescuer Abdulazeez stated that lack of training led volunteers to unknowingly heap debris over trapped victims, causing some to die later. [^6]

The collapse occurred at about 5:30 a.m. at Oke-Oyan in the Popo Giwa area of Ilorin, involving a 30-room, three-storey building. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Four members of the same family died after a three-storey building collapsed at the Popo Giwa area of Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday morning. (Premium Times Nigeria, News)
2. Hassan Adekunle, spokesperson for the Kwara State Fire Service, said four people were rescued alive while four others were recovered dead from the rubble. (Premium Times Nigeria, News)
3. Four people, including children, were confirmed dead and three others were hospitalized in critical condition following a building collapse in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. (Businessday NG, News)
4. The collapse occurred at about 5 a.m. at No. 41 Popo Giwa Street, beside Gogoro Mosque, trapping eight family members. (Premium Times Nigeria, News)
5. The SEMA Secretary, Magaji Saadudeen, confirmed that eight people were trapped in the building and that the rescued persons are receiving treatment. (Premium Times Nigeria, News)
6. Rescuer Abdulazeez stated that lack of training led volunteers to unknowingly heap debris over trapped victims, causing some to die later. (Businessday NG, News)
7. The collapse occurred at about 5:30 a.m. at Oke-Oyan in the Popo Giwa area of Ilorin, involving a 30-room, three-storey building. (Businessday NG, News)

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