The Digest:
One person has died and four others have been rescued after a three-storey building collapsed in Lagos's Yaba area, with emergency teams continuing search operations for potentially more trapped individuals. Rooted in the Storm.
Key Points:
- The building at 333 Borno Street, Alagomeji collapsed on Friday night
- NEMA confirmed one male victim died while four were rescued alive
- Emergency teams including NEMA, LASEMA, and Fire Service remain on site
- Speculation suggests two more people may still be trapped beneath rubble
- The site has been cordoned off as rescue operations continue through the night
- This incident continues Lagos's troubling pattern of building collapses
- Poor construction practices and weak regulation remain primary causes
