A nine-month-old baby died while three others sustained injuries
after a three-storey building collapsed on Agege Motor Road, Mushin,
Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the building, located on 353 Agege Motor Road, Challenge Bus Stop, collapsed around 3pm on Tuesday. The baby’s parents were among the injured. According to rescue officials, most of the occupants of the residential building were not at home when the incident occurred.
The building was said to have been built
as a conventional apartment but two stories were added to it which
weakened its foundation.
A police source at the scene said, “The building was built like ‘Face me I face you’
(single rooms apartment) behind a four-storey building in the same
compound but the landlord added two floors which weakened its
foundation.
“The building came crashing around 3pm
and we all rushed there to rescue people. Three people were saved and
have been taken to the hospital for treatment. Unfortunately, a baby of
about nine months was found buried under the rubble.”
It was learnt that sympathizers were able to salvage some properties even before the arrival of the rescue officials.
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