Lagos Building Collapse
Nigeria: Lagos building collapse leaves 8 people dead
Lagos: At least eight people have died as a three-storey building collapsed in Nigeria's southwest Lagos state, media reports said on Monday.
Ibrahim Farinloye, coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency in the southwest region, told Xinhua that the building, in the Onyigbo area of Lagos state, collapsed at about 11:00 pm (local time) on Sunday, and rescuers have so far found the bodies of eight victims.
At least 23 people were rescued alive and are being treated in hospital, he said. Rescue operations are ongoing to look for more people who might still be trapped under the rubble, Farinloye said.
An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the collapse, he said.
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