Replace: Dying toll from Lagos constructing collapse rises to a few

The loss of life toll from the three-storey constructing that collapsed in Lagos Island has risen to a few.

The constructing positioned at quantity 20 Freeman road in Lagos Island, collapsed within the early hours of as we speak whereas the occupants have been asleep.

A boy stated to be about 4-years-old was the primary casualty recorded within the incident. Two extra our bodies have been recovered from the rubbles.

Lagos State Emergency Administration Authority LASEMA officers say an extra three extra individuals have been rescued bringing the overall variety of survivors to 9. The company says efforts are nonetheless being made to seek out and rescue extra survivors.

The Managing Director of LASEMA, Olufemi Oke Osanyintolu, who was on the scene of the incident, advised newsmen that the constructing was already marked for demolition earlier than it collapsed as we speak.