No fewer than one person has been confirmed dead with several injured as a building belonging to a keystone bank collapsed in Palm Grove area of Lagos state on Saturday.
According to reports, the building was said to be under construction when it caved in with numbers of labourers trapped in.
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In his reaction to the unfortunate incident, Dr Oluwafemi Oke, Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency,(LASEMA) said rescue operation is still ongoing.
“Upon arrival at the scene, it was discovered that a single-storey building belonging to the Keystone Bank collapsed while being renovated.
“It was reported that a single male labourer lost his life from the incident.
“Recovery operation ongoing.”
