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Ten-storey building evacuated after crack found in Nairobi

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A ten-storey building was evacuated in Riruta, Nairobi, after a loud bang and the discovery of a large crack on the seventh floor. The city authorities deemed the building dangerous and ordered residents to leave so assessments could be carried out, reports Citizen Digital.

Nairobi County authorities ordered the evacuation of a ten-storey residential building in Riruta, in the south of the Kenyan capital, after a loud bang and the discovery of a large crack on the seventh floor, reports Citizen Digital. Police and county officials inspected the building before asking all occupants to leave.

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