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Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Many die as 5-storey building collapses...


A five storey building collapse on Wednesday has left 18 persons dead, including a woman and her 3 year old kid in in Ikate Elegushi area of Lagos.


A food vendor was also reportedly among the dead. The fate of 13 others that were rescued from the debris of the collapsed building, hung in the balance as doctors battle to save their lives.
Most workers who died in the building were reportedly waiting to collect their wages from the contractors. Some of them were said to have been owed up to N40,000.

The building which was under construction is located at Horizon 1, Lekki Gardens was part of the phase 3 project by the Lekki Garden Estate, caved in at about 4.10am after a heavy down pour . Report said up to 100 masons were working at the site.

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