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One killed and three injured in Lagos building collapse

By , based on Punch

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The collapse of a building in the Fadeyi area of Lagos killed one person and injured three, while workers could still be trapped. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency is coordinating the search with firefighters, paramedics and police, reports Channels TV.

One person was killed and three injured on Friday morning after a building collapsed in the Fadeyi area of Lagos, Nigeria, reports Punch, citing the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the Lagos State emergency management agency.

The building collapsed on Akinola Street, near Ikorodu Road. Rescue teams were searching to determine how many workers were still trapped under the rubble and to evacuate any possible victims, according to LASEMA.

The agency was coordinating the response with paramedics from the Lagos Response Unit, the state fire service, the Lagos State Wastewater Regulatory Authority and the Alakara police division. The cause of the collapse had not yet been established, according to LASEMA.

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