A labourer, who was digging for his family’s daily bread, lost his life on Saturday when a storey building, reportedly belonging to Keystone Bank, collapsed in the Palmgrove area of Lagos.
The building, which was under renovation, collapsed around 07.15 pm, with labourers trapped.
Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident, saying efforts were ongoing to rescue the remaining victims.
Emergency responders, including officials of the Lagos State Fire Service, men of the Nigeria Police Force, among others were on ground, he said.
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