Another storey building collapses in Lagos

Nine days after a four-storey building went down in Idumota, Lagos, another two-storey building collapsed in the Alapere area of the state.
The incident, which an eyewitness said occurred at about 5 pm on Friday, affected House 20, Doyin Omololu Street, Alapere.
Although it was not clear whether there were casualties at the time this report was being compiled, it was learnt that three persons could have been trapped in the rubble.
Our correspondent learnt that construction work was still ongoing at the site before the building came down.
While the ground floor of the building was already occupied by tenants, the first and second floors, it was learnt, were still being constructed.
The eyewitness, identified simply as Mukaila, said he just came back from work and met the occupants of the collapsed building making hurried attempts to salvage whatever they could from their properties.
He said, “There is confusion here right now. A lot of policemen and fire fighters are here trying to assist the people.
“It is the first and second floors that collapsed on the ground floor, but the people are still managing to remove their belongings from the building.
“Some mallams who were working on the building are outside now, but they said three of their colleagues were still in the building.”
Our correspondent learnt that many sympathisers at the scene of the incident blamed the collapsed building on the downpour that has been consistent in the state since Sunday.
The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Samuel Jinadu, a deputy superintendent of police, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Friday.
He said the reports at his disposal were still scanty, but added that rescue operation was ongoing at the scene of the incident.
By Kunle Adeyemi                     Courtesy Of: Punch