BREAKING: Casualties, Persons Trapped in Rubble as Another Building Collapses in Lagos
- Some persons are still trapped in a building that collapsed at Flour Mills Estate in Badagry on Wednesday, November 17
- The management of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service gave the number of victims trapped in the rubble as four
- However, the service revealed that at least five persons have been recovered from the building which was under construction
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Badagry, Lagos - A storey building at the Flour Mills Estate in the Badagry area of Lagos state collapsed on Wednesday, November 17.
According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the building, which caved in was under construction, The Cable reports.
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Giving an on-the-scene report on the tragedy, the director of the service, Margaret Adeseye, said four victims have been recovered from the rubble, The Nation added.
It was also gathered several persons are trapped in the building while five victims have been reportedly rescued.
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Survivor gives details of how 21-storey Ikoyi building collapsed
Meanwhile, a survivor of the collapsed 21-storey building in the Ikoyi area of Lagos had given details of how the incident on Gerrard Road occurred.
The survivor (name withheld) had explained that he was on the site of construction with his colleague when the first pillar of the building cracked.
Speaking further, the survivor who worked as a labourer at the site was interviewed at the hospital where he was receiving treatment.
He also said he was warned never to discuss the incident with the press or anyone.
The survivor said:
“I was working with my colleague. I have been told not to tell anybody.
"That day, we were working on the first floor, Engineer Kola and Engineer Ola told us there is one pillar on the first floor, the pillar was cracked."
He noted that while work was going on, they heard a noise and the pillar began to shake. According to the survivor, himself and another colleague, who he identified as Monday began to run out of the building.
The survivor, however, said he fell down and was struggling to come out of the building but somehow managed to leave with the security man helping him to the hospital with a motorcycle.
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