Many trapped as another three-storey building collapses in Lagos

By our reporter| Many people are said to have been trapped in another building collapse on Sunday in Lagos.

The collapsed three-story building is located at Ibadan street, Ebutte Meta, Lagos state.

Operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), and the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) are currently at the scene of the accident.

The Lagos Fire Service, also said late Sunday that search and rescue are underway.

The incident is the second Yaba-Ebutta Meta axis in the last two months.

A three-story building collapsed in the Onike area of Yaba, leading to several casualties on February 13.

The state has witnessed alarming number of collapsed buildings in recent times.

A high-rise building in the Ikoyi area of Lagos collapsed last year killing scores of people including the owner of the property.

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