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LAGOS: At least four people were killed after a 21-story building under construction collapsed on Monday afternoon in the city of Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, an emergency management official said. Ibrahim Farinloye, the coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency in the Lagos state, told Xinhua on the phone the 21-story building under construction in the Ikoyi area of the Lagos city collapsed at about 3 p.m. (10 p.m. in Manila) on Monday and so far four dead bodies have been recovered and four people been rescued alive. Farinloye said the emergency phase of search and rescue is ongoing with additional assistance from the Nigerian army and air force, and more people are feared trapped.
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