Tragedy struck today in Lagos as yet another building collapsed, killing a four year-old girl, an octogenarian and two others, with 10 others left with varying degrees of injuries. Although some victims were still buried under the debris as at this evening, four children, an old woman and five adults have since been rescued through the combined effort of youths in the area and emergency services.
According to eyewitness account, the incident which happened at Alli Street, Lagos Island, was exacerbated when the first building, a three-storey block of flats, located at no 15 collapsed and fell on a six-bedroom bungalow beside it, thereby increasing the number of casualties.
It was gathered that the three-storey building had been already been marked for demolition by the officials of the Lagos state government, yet was not vacated until its collapse led to the death of the octogenarian and a trader who was sleeping under its shade.
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