Couple, baby, 4 others die in Lagos building collapse
Tragedy struck this morning when a three-storey building collapsed in Lagos killing a couple, a baby and four others. According to an eye witness, seven people had been rescued with three others critically injured, from the building located at 29b Oloto Street, off Cemetery Road, Ebute Metta. The Spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), South-West, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the agency got information that the building started cracking at about 1:30am and finally gave way at about 2:00am. [caption id="attachment_403333" align="alignnone" width="412"] ... debris of the building[/caption] He confirmed that the rescued victims had been taken to hospitals for treatment. As of the time of filing this report, emergency workers were still combing the debris for whoever might be trapped. Also, the Nigerian Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Red Cross, NEMA, Lagos State Emergency Management Ag...