UPDATE: 23 dead, 13 rescued alive as 5-storey building collapses in Lagos (photos, video)
– A five-storey building has collapsed in Lagos, killing at least 23 people
– The collapsed building is opposite Oando filling station by Chisco bus stop along the Lekki-Epe expressway corridor
– The cause of the collapse is unknown
Twenty people were confirmed dead while 13 others were rescued alive after a five-storey building collapsed in the Lekki area of Lagos.
The collapsed building is opposite Oando filling station by Chisco bus stop along the Lekki-Epe expressway corridor.
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Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, said rescue operations are currently ongoing.
Recovered dead bodies from the collapsed 5 storey building in Lagos
A survivor at the collapsed 5 storey building in Lekki
Rescue operations at the collapsed 5 storey building in Lekki
Local rescue team at the site of the collapsed building in Lekki on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi
The carcass of the collapsed building in Lekki area of Lagos on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi
Combined team of LASEMA, NEMA trying to rescue a victim from the rubbles of the building. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi
Another section of the collapsed building in Lekki area of Lagos state on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi
Crowd gather at the rescue site after the five-storey building collapsed on Tuesday, March 8, 2016.
One of the victims of the collapse being rescued from the rubbles of the collapsed building. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi
Another portion of the building falling off during the incident on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi
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