Another building collapse
Several persons have been feared dead and five others rescued when a building under construction collapsed in the Badagry area of Lagos State on Wednesday.
“The victims, which are mainly construction workers were, however, rescued with varying degrees of injury but in stable condition and been taken to nearby hospitals for treatment,” the Director Lagos state Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, Margaret Adeseye, said the collapsed building located at Sunny Filled, Flour Mills, Estate, Magbon in Badagry.
Said she,”However, 4 (four) adults male have been recovered (unconscious) thus far as the Nigerian Police, Morogbo Division, and the Community dwellers are complementing the efforts of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.”
In an update, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said efforts were ongoing to rescue other people trapped in the building.
Source: Channels TV
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