Two killed in Lagos building collapse, search for survivors goes on
05 September 2022 |
9:40 am
Two people died after a seven-storey building under construction collapsed in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos in the early hours of Sunday and rescue efforts were underway to find survivors, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said.
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