[ 2011-07-16 ]

Another Lagos building collapse kills 2
LAGOS (AFP) - A second deadly building collapse
since the start of the month in Nigeria's main
city has killed two people, while six others were
rescued, some after an all-night effort, officials
said Saturday.

The two-storey residential building in Lagos,
which rivals Cairo as Africa's largest city with
some 15 million people, collapsed on Friday night,
according to officials from the National Emergency
Management Agency.

A third floor was in the process of being
constructed on the building in the Ketu area of
the sprawling city when it came down, said agency
official Iyiola Akande. Recent heavy rains may
have contributed to the collapse, he said.

"We moved out six people alive and two died," he
said, adding it took all night to remove rubble to
free some of the survivors. All residents were now
accounted for, he said.

At least 11 people died when a Lagos apartment
building collapsed on July 5, with the crowded
city regularly plagued by poor construction.

Source - AFP

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