{"id":127734,"date":"2026-01-02T10:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/south-c-building-collapse-sniffer-dogs-on-site-amid-fears-of-trapped-victims\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T10:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:04:19","slug":"south-c-building-collapse-sniffer-dogs-on-site-amid-fears-of-trapped-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/south-c-building-collapse-sniffer-dogs-on-site-amid-fears-of-trapped-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"South C building collapse: Sniffer dogs on site amid fears of trapped victims"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 2 \u2014 Police sniffer dogs have been deployed to assist search and rescue operations at the site of a collapsed 16-storey building in South C, Nairobi, amid fears that people may be trapped under the rubble.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kenya Red Cross said the area remains cordoned off as multi-agency teams continue combing through debris. <\/p>\n

Responders at the scene include the National Disaster Management Unit, Nairobi City County officials, the National Police Service, and the Kenya Red Cross.<\/p>\n

In a statement Friday morning, the Red Cross confirmed that a coordinated emergency response team was dispatched early to manage the situation and assess the extent of the damage.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly this morning, a building under construction collapsed in the Shopping Centre area of South C, Nairobi County,\u201d the Kenya Red Cross said.<\/p>\n

Kileleshwa Member of County Assembly (MCA) Robert Alai subsequently claimed that at least two security guards and two Bolt drivers, along with their passengers, were trapped. <\/p>\n

However, authorities have not officially confirmed any fatalities, and details regarding casualties or possible trapped victims remain unavailable.<\/p>\n

The cause of the building\u2019s collapse has not yet been established.<\/p>\n

The incident has reignited concerns over construction safety standards, approval processes, and enforcement of regulations governing high-rise developments in Nairobi, following a series of similar incidents in recent years.<\/p>\n

In September 2023, a 10-storey residential building under construction collapsed along Mirema Drive in the Zimmerman area of Roysambu, damaging nearby structures. <\/p>\n

No casualties were reported, although preliminary investigations pointed to poor-quality structural concrete as a possible cause.<\/p>\n

In October 2024, an eight-storey residential building in Kahawa West also collapsed. The structure had previously been condemned for demolition, and tenants were in the process of being evacuated, minimizing injuries.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 2 \u2014 Police sniffer dogs have been deployed to assist search and rescue operations at the site of a collapsed 16-storey building in South C, Nairobi, amid fears that people may be trapped under the rubble. The Kenya Red Cross said the area remains cordoned off as multi-agency teams continue combing through […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127734\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}