Four injured as building collapses in Lagos

At least four people sustained injuries in the early hours of Monday after a building collapsed in Ikeja, Lagos.Our correspondent, who visited the scene at 114 Oba Akran Road, reported that officials of the state Emergency Management Agency were on hand evacuating those trapped in the building.It was gathered that the building was a cold room owned by Hano Industry.Millions of naira were said to have been lost as thousands of cartons of frozen fish littered the scene.A security guard who spoke to our correspondent, said the building began to shake a few minutes before the incident.He said, About six labourers were inside the building when the building began to tremble. Two men escaped unhurt while four others were trapped.The General Manager of LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the four people trapped had been rescued.He said, We were notified at 10.15am.We activated the emergency squad, LASEMA, the State Fire Service and Lagos State Physical Development Planning Authortity. They were able to rescue the victims.Three of the victims have been taken to Critical Rescue International while one was taken to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.The cause of the collapse is still unknown but investigations are ongoing.
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