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Lagos Building Collapse: 6 Reported Dead, 9 Discharged

Six people, including a mother and her son have been recorded dead in Lagos building collapse.
23 people rescued from collapsed building, 9 discharged from Hospital

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported on Monday morning that six people were killed when a three-story building collapsed in Ebute Meta on Sunday night.

It said the deceased, including a bread seller, her adult foster son, David, an elderly woman, Iya Tahin with her son, Tahin, an aged man with hearing impairment as well as another woman were recovered between 2am and 7:15am.

According to NEMA’s acting Southwest Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye, the bread seller was praying Salat, an Islamic prayer, when the building collapsed.

The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said that the building collapsed around 10.56pm on Sunday.

He said the affected building located at 24 Ibadan Street (East) off Bonny Way Ebute Metta comprised rooms and parlour.

According to him, “Further information gathered revealed that the incident occurred at about 10.56pm with as yet undetermined number of people trapped. Search and rescue ongoing.

The Zonal Coordinator South-West, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, told NAN that the recovered bodies were those of a mother and her child, while the rescued persons included seven children and 16 adults.

“Nine of those rescued alive have been treated and discharged.”

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Farinloye said search and rescue operations were still ongoing at the scene.

Meanwhile, another three-storey building located about 200 metres from the collapsed one has been sealed off by emergency workers and its occupants evacuated.

The sealing of the building said to be on 100 Lagos Street, followed obvious distress signs noticed by rescuers.

Part of it were said to be already throwing pebbles and falling off.

Although the said building was previously marked as distressed by officials of the Lagos State Buildings Control Agency (LABSCA), its occupants were said to have been deviant until they were forcefully evacuated this morning.

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