Next is report that search and rescue operations are ongoing at the site of a 21-storey building that collapsed yesterday on Gerard Road in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State.
Already no fewer than 10 persons were feared dead while four were rescued with varying degrees of injury from the building.
As of the time of filing this report, many people were still trapped in the rubble, including the Managing Director, Fourscore Heights Limited, Mr. Femi Osibona, who owned the building, and some of his clients and engineers.
While speaking to Inspiration FM, the General Manager of the State Emergency Management Agency, Femi Osanyintolu said heavy duty equipment has been deployed to aid the search and rescue operation.
On the report that the owner of the building ignored the 15-floor approval for the construction of a 21 storey building, Dr. Osanyintolu said investigation is ongoing to ascertain the claim.
One of the workers, who survived the incident, said that many persons were still trapped in the rubble.
