Death toll rises to three in building collapse in Lagos

The death toll in the building collapse in Ebute Meta, Lagos State, has risen to three.

The building collapsed on the morning of Friday, December 22, in Herbert Marculley Way, Ebute Meta.

Ibrahim Farinloye, territorial coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the death toll to journalists in Lagos.

The body of a 12-year-old boy and the bodies of two adults — a man and a woman — were recovered from the rubble of the two-story building.

Farinloye added that the Lagos Building Control Agency issued an evacuation warning on the building several times and all the original occupants packed up.

“According to reports from residents, before the collapse, a dog, which people in the collapsed building were taking care of, arrived at the building and started barking sadly and refused to eat or enter the building.

“As soon as the dog left, the building collapsed,” Farinloye said.

He added that search and rescue operations were ongoing.

Source: www.lindaikejisblog.com