Understanding the Pancake Collapse Behind Eastleigh’s Multi‑Storey Building Disaster
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Structural engineer Robert Otieno Ogallo describes the failure of the Eastleigh multi-storey building as a pancake collapse. This type of disaster involves a progressive failure where floors fall one by one on top of each other. Such a structural collapse makes rescue efforts more difficult. The engineer provided this explanation to help understand the disaster.
Structural engineer Robert Otieno Ogallo says the Eastleigh building failure was a pancake collapse, a progressive floor‑by‑floor failure that hampers rescue efforts.