LAGOS, Nigeria — A high-rise constructing beneath development in Nigeria’s business capital Lagos collapsed Monday, trapping a number of employees beneath a pile of concrete rubble, witnesses mentioned.
Two employees within the prosperous neighborhood of Ikoyi, the place many blocks of flats are beneath development, informed Reuters that presumably 100 folks had been at work when the constructing got here crashing down.
Constructing collapses are frequent in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, the place laws are poorly enforced and development supplies are sometimes substandard.
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There was a pile of rubble the place the constructing as soon as stood whereas a number of employees stood by. It was not instantly clear what brought about the collapse.
The Lagos State Emergency Administration Company mentioned it had activated its emergency response plan.
“All first responders are on the scene whereas the heavy responsibility gear and life detection gear have been dispatched,” the company mentioned in a press release.
