JUST IN : Many Trapped As Another Building Collapses In Oke Arin , Lagos

JUST IN : Many Trapped As Another Building Collapses In Oke Arin , Lagos

Occupants of a building in the Oke Arin part of Lagos Island are currently trapped following the collapse of a house at Egerton Square .

The incident ,we gathered , happened around 3 :45 pm on Monday .

Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LABCA ) were demolishing a house beside the building when it caved in .

Kehinde Adebayo , spokesman of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA ) , told TheCable that a rescue team was on its way to the scene .

“We are currently on our way to the place. As soon as I get more update, I ’ ll get across to you,” he told TheCable.

The development is coming five days after 20 persons, including school children were killed in the Ita- Faaji area of Lagos Island .

The state government had embarked on demolition of defective structures in the local government two days after the Ita– Faaji incident.

On Friday, a three - storey building under construction in Ibadan , Oyo state collapsed but all the 23 workers were rescued .