A
three storey building has collapsed on Oloto Street in Ebute Metta
area of Lagos, claiming at least two lives, it was initially reported
but now, that number has increased to seven while a number of people
were trapped in the building rubble when it collapsed.
The
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed to Channels
Television that the collapse occurred at about 2am Thursday morning.
Two
dead bodies were earlier recovered before five more.
NEMA
says two children are part of the rescued persons early this morning.
Nigeria’s
commercial city has been consistently recording a number of building
collapse in recent months with lives lost.
Eyewitness
accounts claim occupants of the building heard some sounds in the
building around 1am, prompting all of them to evacuate after noticing
some cracks on the wall of the building.
They
returned into the building at about 2am, only for the entire
structure to collapse shortly after.
The
NEMA official added that seven people have been rescued so far, while
operations by the police, men of the state fire service and
volunteers were continuing to rescue the remaining victims.
Culled from Channels TV
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