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LAGOS – There was pandemonium yesterday as a six-storey building located at 11 Aderibigbe street in Maryland area of Lagos collapsed.
An eye witness told Vanguard that at about 3.30 pm occupants of the building heard a loud noise which shook the building violently leaving cracks on the walls.
It was gathered that all the occupants of the building were evacuated when there were signs the collapse was imminent and they all gathered outside watching until the building gradually started giving way.
Three officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, who arrived the scene before the building collapsed at 6.30 pm had cordoned off the Aderibigbe Street and restricted movement of people and vehicles.
Over ten different companies were occupying the building before the collapse which included Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, SCIB Nigeria and Company Limited, Okay God Investment Limited, Klear Concept Limited, Global PMG Ltd Jira and Associates amongst others. More than 300 staff of the companies were seen scampering for safety when they heard a loud bang coming from the building. It was gathered that no casuality was recorded in the incident.

Tragedy struck at Mogaji St. in Idumota area of Lagos Island on Tuesday night when a four-storey building collapsed, killing six people.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the six bodies were removed from the rubbles on Wednesday afternoon by officials of the National and Lagos State Emergency Management Agencies.

At least, 30 people were rescued alive from the building by the officials.

NAN learnt that the building which went down at about 11. 30 p.m. was inhabited by three families, who lived on second, third and fourth floors while the ground floor was used as stores.

A witness, Kamorudeen Olaseni told NAN that he heard a bang in the form of an explosion as the building gave way.

``I heard a very loud bang like an explosion and immediately I ran out to ascertain what was happening. I saw a thick cloud of dust and I ran inside again,” he said.