A second deadly building collapse since the start of the month in Nigeria's main city has killed two people, while sixothers were rescued,some after an all-night effort, officials said Saturday.
The two-storey residential building in Lagos, which rivals Cairoas Africa's largest city with some 15 million people, collapsed on Friday night, according to officials from the National Emergency Management Agency.
A third floor was in the process of being constructed on the building in the Ketu area of the sprawling city when it came down, said agency official Iyiola Akande. Recent heavy rains may have contributed to the collapse, he said.
"We moved out six people alive and two died," he said, adding it took all night to remove rubble to free some of the survivors. All residents were now accounted for, he said.
At least 11 people died when a Lagos apartment building collapsed on July 5, with the crowded city regularly plagued by poor construction. I think its high time this issue of inceasant building collapse is dealt with once and for all. The Lagos state government should possibly relocate those in substandard building structures(i.e. If they dnt want them 'displaced' to avoid untold hardship) and demolish them. This rate of building collapse in Lagos is becoming something else. Now another two vibrant souls have lost their lives to this building collapse again. Too bad!!!
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