{"id":32707,"date":"2021-11-01T11:28:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T15:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=32707"},"modified":"2021-11-01T18:06:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T22:06:03","slug":"high-rise-building-under-construction-collapses-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/high-rise-building-under-construction-collapses-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"High-rise building collapses in Nigeria, dozens trapped"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A 21-story building has collapsed at a construction site for luxury apartments in the Nigerian city of Lagos, killing at least four people and leaving dozens more unaccounted-for, witnesses say. Rescue work is underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident happened just after 2 p.m. on Monday when the high-rise building on Gerard Road, in the city&#8217;s affluent Ikoyi neighborhood, completely collapsed onto itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said search-and-rescue operations were underway, but there was no official word on how many people were unaccounted-for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lagos State Police Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu told local media that four bodies had been pulled from the rubble, while three others were rescued and taken to area hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Witnesses told the Reuters news agency that up to 100 people were at work when the building came crashing down, suggesting that the death toll could rise further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;All first responders are at the scene while the heavy duty equipment and life detection equipment have been dispatched,&#8221; Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, the head of LASEMA, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The high-rise building in the Ikoyi neighborhood had been under construction for about two years and was close to completion. 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