Pregnant woman, proprietor, pupils die in Lagos collapsed building LagosBuildingCollapse
A pregnant woman, the proprietor of Ohen Nursery & Primary school and 19 others, including no fewer than 12 pupils died in the collapsed building at Massey Street, Itafaji on Lagos Island on Wednesday, witnesses and hospital sources said.
The South-West Zonal Head of Public Affairs of the Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye said the rescue operation was ongoing as at 8pm. A worker at the Massey Children Hospital, who spoke with NAN on condition of anonymity said that four out of those brought in, died few minutes after.Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who visited the scene said the government would ensure that the trapped victims were rescuedDistraught parents of pupils and residents of the building jammed the scene of the rescue operation hoping that their children and relatives would come out alive.
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