Seven persons have been rescued in a two-storey building that collapsed at 12 Cameroun Street off Ewenla in the Mushin area of Lagos State on Wednesday.
A statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said upon arrival of its rescue team at the scene of the incident, it was discovered that the said building was newly constructed.
According to Oke-Osanyintolu, the seven rescued persons, consisting of three females and four males, have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, adding that the area had been cordoned off and that operations were still ongoing in the area.
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The agency also said its rescue team has searched the rubble, confirming that there was no victim underneath the collapsed building.
