MANY PUPILS FEARED DEAD AS SCHOOL BUILDING COLLAPSES IN LAGOS
Afnews Editor
Mar 13, 2019
Many primary school pupils were feared dead on Wednesday after a three-storeyed building at Ita Faji, Lagos Island, collapsed around 10am.
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The school was said to be on the last floor.
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A resident of the area, Prince Adams, who alerted our correspondent to the incident on the telephone, said no fewer than 10 pupils had been removed from the rubble so far.
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"It is terrible. Parents are crying. I can't withstand the gorry sight,ÔÇØ he added.
Our correspondent heard cries on the background.
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The spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Kehinde Adebayo, confirmed the collapse, adding that emergency officials were already on ground.
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