Downpour: Two dead in fresh Lagos building collapse, flood wreaks havoc

Two persons were recovered dead while three others were rescued, yesterday, when a storey building under construction collapsed in Lagos Island, leaving some construction workers trapped.

Eye witnesses’ accounts said the incident occurred during the downpour.
The building was located at Freeman Road, Lagos Island before the collapse was recorded in the afternoon.

The first fatality was pulled out of the rubbles at about 4.50 pm while the second was removed two hours later as a crowd of sympathisers besieged the scene.

Ibrahim Farinloye, the Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, Lagos State Territorial District who confirmed the incident said responders were on their way.

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