A seven-storey building under construction has collapsed in Banana Island, Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The incident happened on Wednesday around past 3 pm.
PUNCH reports that the building caved in when some of the construction workers on site had closed for the day. Some of them were however injured as a result of the collapse. The spokesperson for the Lagos Fire Service and Rescue Service, Amodu Shakiri, confirmed the incident.
He said, “We got a call around 3:58 pm. We are currently trying to ascertain the claim that no one was under the rubble.”
Credit: Dayo Oyewo