UPDATED: Four killed in Lagos storey building collapse

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.

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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.