Four persons were feared dead on Wednesday while six others were injured when a building under construction collapsed at Flourmill Estate, Magbon, near Badagry, Lagos State.
A resident of the estate, Oluwagbenga Ogundele, said the building collapsed on the nine construction workers on site around 3p.m.
Ogundele, who works as a security guard near the site, added that residents were alerted to the scene by a visitor to the construction site.
“The visitor was not in the building when it collapsed, it was him that called for assistance and policemen from Area ‘K’ came to rescue them.
“We were able to rescue five alive as they were calling for help, while four of them gave up the ghost.
“Police, Fire Brigade and our intervention saved those that survived,” the resident said.
South-West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident, saying that four dead bodies have been deposited at Badagry General Hospital mortuary.
Officials of the Lagos State Building Agency (LABCA) have sealed up the premises of the collapsed building.
– NAN