Another tragedy has occurred in the
highbrow Lekki area of Lagos State as a
five-storey building under construction
has collapsed, leaving four people dead
and many still trapped inside.
Eyewitnesses say the building which was
nearing completion, collapsed after the
heavy downpour in the city this morning
at about 8am. The dead and the trapped
are said to be construction workers who
had resumed early for the day’s job.
The collapsed building is said to be at the
Chisco bus stop opposite Oando Gas
station along the Lekki-Epe Expressway.
At the time of this report, officials of the
National Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA), and the Lagos State Fire Service
are on ground helping in the rescue
operation. The Director of the State Fire
Service, Rasaq Fadipe, has confirmed the
incident though he is silent on the figure
of the death, just as a number of injured
people have been rescued so far.
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