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By Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Barely three months after the collapse of a 21-storey building in Ikoyi area of Lagos State, another building has collapsed in Yaba area of the state, killing two workers.
The three-storey building, still under construction, collapsed on Saturday afternoon.
Three persons were confirmed dead while four others including a security guard and construction workers were reportedly trapped.
Two people, including a 14-year old boy have been rescued.Rescue operation is till ongoing as of the time of filing this report.
It gathered that the collapsed building which was located on Akanbi Street was a disaster waiting to happen.
An eyewitness told journalists that the building suffered partial collapse late last year, but that did not stop construction work on the building.
The incident has been confirmed by the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency(LASEMA) Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu.
He said the agency deployed heavy duty equipment to the scene immediately after it received a distress call, adding that three corpses had been recovered as of 11pm on Saturday.
The South West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, said the agency was alerted to the incident late.
He said: “Before the alert came, we gathered that it had happened much earlier. We were hindered by the traffic on the road and other factors. I can confirm that about five people are in the rubble. Two have been rescued now and the rescue process is ongoing and we are hoping we get on top of the situation soon.”