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LAGOS: Two kids killed, 10 injured as building collapses (photos)

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Two children were confirmed dead and 10 others injured after a story building collapsed in Lagos on Wednesday.

The incident occurred at 46, Gafari Balogun Street Ogudu, around 12:30pm.

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It was gathered that the building collapsed following a mudslide which was occasioned by heavy downpour in that part of the state.

According to the Director General (DG) Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, the two children were extricated from the rubble of the collapsed structure after residents raised alarm that they were missing.

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He said the mudslide hit the building from the rear leading to the kids- a boy and a girl- being trapped.

Oke-Osanyintolu said all those who sustained injuries were treated on the spot and discharged, addig that the scene has been cordoned off.

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