So sad! 100 die as 17-storey building collapses.

At least 100 lives were lost as a building
collapsed
– Local firefighters battled hard to recovered
bodies of victims
– Some people are still believed to be missing
under the rubbles of the collapsed building
It was a horrible sight to behold as a 17-story
building collapsed in the city of Tainan in Taiwan,
Asia. However, the city's police officers have
apprehended the builder of the collapsed complex,
Reuters reports.
According to Ellen Hsueh, a municipal spokeswoman
in Tainan, she stated that the developer of the
collapsed building known as the Wei-Guan Golden
Dragon Building is in police custody with 2 of his
colleagues. She said the name of the developer is one
Lin Minghui.Lin Minghui was arrested for criminal practices in
relation to how he designed the building.
The actual cause of the collapse was as a result of an
earthquake that occurred in the early hours of
Saturday, February 13. At least 39 bodies were
recovered by rescue operators from the site of the
rubbles of the building.
Rubbles of the collapsed building with rescue
workers inside
According to New York Times, an earthquake struck
Tainan in the early hours of February 13. Almost all
the parts of the 17-storey building came down.
When the incident occurred, some residents who live
close to the building were not fortunate as scores of
them were killed.
Prosecutors have filed a case against the developer's
company. The charge is bordered on suspicion of
professional negligent homicide. This is because
there were some irregularities in the manner the
building was constructed by the developer.
A sad incident occurred in Ohufu village of Ogboji
community in Ishielu local government area of
Ebonyi state when a mother and her 7 children were
burnt to death as a result of a fire accident on
Saturday, January 30.
Coined from.www.Naij.com