Four persons have been recovered dead from the rubble of a three-storey building that collapsed on Sonuga Street, Palm Avenue, in the Mushin area of Lagos on Friday.
This is coming barely two weeks after a seven-storey building collapsed in the Oniru area of the state, killing six persons.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the latest incident said it occurred around 12 noon.
“A building has collapsed on Sonuga Street, at Palm Avenue, in Mushin. Rescue Operation is on going . I will keep you posted,” he said.
Giving an update, the Lagos Territorial Head of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, said four persons – two males and females respectively- had been recovered dead while three others were rescued from the collapsed building.
