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Building collapses in Lagos, Nigeria; 2 dead including child

Building collapses in Lagos, Nigeria; 2 dead including child | iNFOnews.ca
People gather at the site of a collapsed building in Lagos Nigeria, Saturday July 11, 2020. A building has collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria and scores of people have gathered at the scene. Local reports say two people are dead. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

LAGOS, Nigeria – A building collapsed Saturday in Lagos, Nigeria and killed an adult and a child.

Ibrahim Farinloye with the National Emergency Management Agency said eight people were rescued.

Associated Press video showed emergency tape separating the mound of rubble from murmuring onlookers.

Such collapses are alarmingly common in Africa’s largest city and elsewhere in Nigeria, where corruption often hollows out building standards.

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