One rescued, others feared trapped as storey building collapses in Lagos

Tragedy struck in the Idi-Araba area of Mushin, Lagos State, on Sunday afternoon when a one-storey building under construction suddenly collapsed, leaving an unknown number of individuals trapped beneath the rubble.

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services swiftly responded to the scene as emergency personnel began rescue operations to locate and extract those still buried under the debris.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Shakiru Amodu, stated that one person had already been pulled out alive from the collapsed structure.

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“A male adult has been rescued while efforts are ongoing to rescue other victims trapped under the rubble,” Amodu said.

He further explained that the structure was still under construction at the time of its collapse and had reached only one storey level.

Rescue operations were still ongoing at press time, with emergency responders racing against time to save as many lives as possible from the wreckage.

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