Residents escape death as two-storey building collapses in Lagos

An abandoned two-storey building in Olokodana Street, Okokomaiko area of Lagos State collapsed on Sunday evening.

An eyewitness, however, told Ripples Nigeria that nobody was in the building when it came down at about 5:00 p.m., on Sunday.

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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and other emergency responders have been mobilized to the scene to assess the extent of the damage.

Building collapse is a recurring incident in Lagos with more than 10 cases recorded in the state last year.

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