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Lagos Government Confirms Mushin Building Collapse
A building collapse in the Mushin area of Lagos State has been confirmed by the state government.
Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu has said a three-storey building has collapsed on Sonuga Street, Palm Avenue, in Mushin area of Lagos.
Osanyintoleu added that the building collapsed around 12 noon on Friday.
“A building has collapsed on Sonuga Street, at Palm Avenue, in Mushin. Rescue Operation is ongoing. I will keep you posted,” he said.
Giving an update, the Lagos Territorial Head of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, said two persons had been rescued from the collapsed building.
“An adult and a child have been rescued alive. Search and rescue ongoing,” he added.
This collapse is coming barely two weeks after a seven-storey building collapsed in the Oniru area of the state, killing six persons.