The death toll in the 21-storey building that collapsed on
Monday on Gerrard Road, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State, has increased to 38.
The building crumbled around 2pm when workers were on the
site.
Many people were trapped in the
rubble, including the Managing Director, Fourscore Heights Limited, Mr Femi
Osibona, who owned the building.
The South-West Coordinator of the National Emergency
Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, on Thursday confirmed that 33 males and
three females have been brought out dead from the rubble.
Farinloye added that nine people which included one female
and eight males were rescued alive.
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