The building which housed a private school on the last floor collapsed at Ita Faji on Lagos Island.
Many children and persons are trapped in the collapsed building. Some of the children, however, have been rescued.
See Twitter reactions to the collapse:
Buildings in the entire Lagos island are relics, unfit to live,work or even walk in.
— A.M.U (@Khaleesi_7) March 13, 2019
Lagos Island buildings are not strong, the one infront of my workspace used to be a bungalow,now its a 2storey building. Lagos state govt need to take these things serious here.
— Nnanyelugo (@Okenwaokodu) March 13, 2019
All those lagos island old and weak buildings without setbacks 😥😥smh https://t.co/hOn6ipFBMx
— Becky (@dazzleriri) March 13, 2019
Quality of storey buidlings by these so called developers in Lagos Island needs to be revisited. Shame we only point this out after major disasters. You can hardly pin nails to the walls of those houses. God help the affected families! 💔
— Dolapo Oluwa (@dollypee60) March 13, 2019
So sad to hear about the collapsed building in Lagos Island.
But this incident is a warning.
A large percentage of the buildings in Lagos Island are disaster waiting to happen.— Isaac Olagoke (@Isaac__Olagoke) March 13, 2019
When will this rubbish stop in Lagos Island. Building collpasing is now like a norm 😭. I pray those still alive be saved. My condolences to those who lost their kids to this incident. pic.twitter.com/cjeJW6Kfkv
— EMIR OF ABUJA 👑 🕊️ (@imoleayomichael) March 13, 2019
Many buildings in Lagos deserve demolishing.
LogosTragedy, Lagos Island.— Teacher uban karatu. (@MallamNazir) March 13, 2019
