Comments on: Gov. Emmanuel escapes death as church building collapse claims 200 lives https://thecitizenng.com/gov-emmanuel-escapes-death-as-church-building-collapse-claims-200-lives/ Nigeria's leading online newspaper Sun, 11 Dec 2016 22:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Uzoh https://thecitizenng.com/gov-emmanuel-escapes-death-as-church-building-collapse-claims-200-lives/#comment-797 Sun, 11 Dec 2016 22:48:00 +0000 http://thecitizenng.com/?p=86576#comment-797 As an experienced engr I don’t seem to understand what I saw in the wreckage of the building.Tge roofing trusses appear very massive with attendant overloading of the support structures.
Churches are fund of self design by the pastors in the name of vision and avoidance of design fees,.It is obvious that poor design, substandard materials and over s sign of the roof structure caused the collapse.The Roof simply caved in to. Overweight of the roofing.

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