By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Florencemary Nwabueze
Tragedy struck Lagos, yesterday, as no fewer than nine persons, including a baby girl, were feared dead, while 26 others were rescued from the rubble of a three-storey mall that collapsed along Old Ojo Road, near Alakija Bus Stop on the Lagos-Badagry expressway, in Satellite Town, Ori-Ade Local Council Development Area.
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The building, which housed several businesses, including generator dealerships, a cybercafé and Point-of-Sale, POS, outlets, reportedly collapsed around 11 a.m., sending shockwaves through the community.
Eyewitnesses said residents, commuters and business operators fled for safety before regrouping to assist in rescue efforts.
