A three-storey building has collapsed in the Banana Island area of Lagos state.
The building, which was under construction, collapsed on Wednesday evening.The National Emergency Management Agency in Lagos state confirmed the incident in a terse statement.“A report of a storey building under construction was just received at Banana Island. Workers trapped. We are mobilising to respond,” the statement reads.On November 1, 2021, a 21-storey building, which was being developed by Fourscore Homes, collapsed in the Ikoyi axis of the state.
In February 2022, a three-storey building collapsed in the Onike area of Yaba, leading to several casualties.
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