Seven-storey building caved in Lagos, two dead, others trapped

Two people died and six others are trapped after a Seven-storey building caved in in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital.

The collapse is coming barely a week after another a three-storey building collapsed in Kano State northwestern Nigeria

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said rescue efforts were underway to find survivors trapped under the collapsed structure.

Although the immediate cause of the collapse is still sketchy, emergency workers and security operatives have been relentless in ensuring that those who are trapped under the rubble are brought out alive.

The latest building collapse called to question the unethical practices and substandard job done by the developers and poor supervisory work by the regulators.

In November, at least 44 people lost their lives when a high-rise building crumbled.

Earlier in May, eight bodies were recovered after a three-storey building collapsed in Ebute-Metta.

Another building in the Ago Palace Way area of Lagos State collapsed on May 7.