Tragedy struck on Wednesday morning after a three-storeyed building at Ita Faji, Lagos Island, collapsed.
Many primary school pupils were feared dead while at least 50 children have been rescued so far, according to Channels.
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Emergency rescue agencies such as the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), as well as security personnel including the police, army and National Security and Civil Defence Force (NSCDC) have continued with rescue operations at the scene.
The building which is situated at Massey Street at Adeniji Adele is said to be about 30 years.
See horrific photos and videos from Twitter:
{VIEWER DISCRETION} Scenes from the Building Collapse in Ita-Faji Lagos Island … Men of @rrslagos767 @lasemasocial, SARS, Fire Service, and other agencies are on ground … So sad. pic.twitter.com/LsoIMY1r7E
— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) March 13, 2019
UNTIL Government & the People go hard on standards of these buildings & so called “developers” in Lagos Island … Building Collapse scenes have already turned to normal scenes for us in Lagos Island & looks like it wont stop … So sad. ? pic.twitter.com/k4F3olbNxu
— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) March 13, 2019
Rescue operation currently going on, a few kids have been rescued alive, up to 100 still feared dead in the Lagos Island building collapse #lagosisland pic.twitter.com/dAKjFpGG8E
— The King Maker (@thelagosbiggirl) March 13, 2019
A 3 storey children school just collapse in Itafaaji, Lagos Island.
Over 100 children are trapped in the building.
pic.twitter.com/htlqJiVNYf— Omo Iya Eleja (@motivatedgeorge) March 13, 2019
Child rescued and carried away through a crowd of people as emergency teams rush to save trapped students at scene of a school building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria. https://t.co/FBrIGsBMHP pic.twitter.com/nkkIvWXffK
— ABC News (@ABC) March 13, 2019
Scenes at the three-storey building that collapse at Itafaji area of Lagos Island this morning.
A primary school is said to be located on the top floor of the building with pupils feared killed & others trapped.
Emergency & rescue workers are currently on ground. pic.twitter.com/CRvZSZeFYy
— Nigeria Info FM 99.3 (@NigeriainfoFM) March 13, 2019
