A three-story building in Ebutte- meta, Lagos collapsed on Sunday night.
Sources said several people are still trapped in the rubble, just as the details of casualties are still unknown.
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The incident, which has added to the list of what has become somewhat constant, with one of the most remarkable in recent times being that of the 21-story building in Ikoyi, last year, occurred at 32, Ibadan Street, Ebute Metta, Lagos.
Breaking the story on the incident, on Sunday, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, said in a statement: “An alert of a collapse of a three-story building by 32 Ibadan Street, Ebute Meta was received at 21:48 hours, Sunday with Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service already at the scene. Search and Rescue are ongoing with updates to follow, please.
Though a video accompanying the statement, via its Twitter account, showed that the structure collapsed completely to the ground, it did not reveal the number of casualties, indicating that it was yet to be ascertained.
Operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), and the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) have started conducting rescue operations at the scene of the accident.
