Workers trapped, NEMA says, as search and rescue operation begins
An unconfirmed number of people have been reportedly trapped in a seven-storey building collapse in Lagos on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
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Reports reaching Control TV revealed that the structure involved was under construction and is located on Banana Island.
Emergency responders have been mobilised to the scene as several onsite workers were trapped in the rubble.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), which confirmed this in a terse statement said that the unfortunate incident occured at First avenue, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos at about 6:13PM on 12/04/2023.
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