The building, located inward Navy Town near the Alakija Bridge along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway corridor, reportedly caved in at about 11:40 a.m., throwing the densely populated neighbourhood into panic.
A three-storey building collapsed on Thursday morning in the Alakija area of Lagos State, trapping an unknown number of people beneath the rubble and triggering a massive rescue operation involving emergency responders, security agencies and local residents.
The building, located inward Navy Town near the Alakija Bridge along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway corridor, reportedly caved in at about 11:40 a.m., throwing the densely populated neighbourhood into panic.
Eyewitnesses said that several occupants and workers were feared trapped inside the structure when it suddenly collapsed.
At the time of filing this report, the exact number of casualties and victims trapped under the debris could not be immediately ascertained.
