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Death toll in Lagos collapsed building rises to four

Rescue workers Sunday morning found one more dead body at the site of the three-storey building that collapsed in the Yaba area of Lagos.

Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator South-West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed that casualty figures now stand at four.

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Mr Farinloye said that out of the two survivors of the collapsed building, only one of them was actually trapped while the second person, a teenager, escaped by sheer luck after he complained of hunger.

He said that the building collapsed a few minutes after the teenager left the structure to go and buy food.

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The NEMA zonal coordinator added that residents of the area mobilised resources to rescue the only survivor from the rubble.

Mr Farinloye said that the operation has been concluded.

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He said that rescue and recovery operation was carried out by NEMA, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, the fire service and the Police.

A three storey building on Saturday collapsed at No. 16, Akanbi Crescent, off Adesina Street, Harvey, Sabo, Yaba area of Lagos, trapping five persons.

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(NAN)

 

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Sola Adeyemo

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