Seven-storey building collapsed in Lagos

Seven people were rescued from the rubble of a seven-storey building under construction that collapsed in the Banana Island area of Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria.

“Construction workers were performing their daily tasks in the building that had been under construction for months when it suddenly caved,” reports said.

Some of the workers at the site escaped unhurt with some sustaining varying degrees of injury.

Others who were unlucky, got trapped beneath the rubble of the collapsed structure.

Some eyewitnesses, including construction workers raised the alarm and alerted relevant emergency agencies who mobilized to the scene to commence rescue operations.

“The construction workers were on the sixth floor of the building attempting to lay the seventh floor when the tragedy struck,” according to an eyewitness.

One victim is still trapped under the rubble of the collapsed structure and concerted efforts by emergency responders are ongoing to ensure that the person is rescued alive.