Lagos Building With 500 Occupants Collapses, Two Hospitalized

A building with over 500 rooms has collapsed in the Ketu area of Lagos State.

According to reports, at least two persons are currently battling for their lives at a private hospital after the school-turned-residential building partially collapsed on Saturday.

The building housing hundreds of residents located at Agboye Estate on Oduntan Street, Ketu, initially caved in on Saturday afternoon after hours of rainfall that welcomed most parts of Lagos.

On Sunday afternoon, as residents were still trying to salvage their belongings, the building crumbled again, destroying another structure inside the compound before collapsing completely.

The development sent frenzy across the area, forcing hundreds of families and individuals residing in the building to leavr the premises.

The affected compound housing several defective buildings has been marked for demolition by officials of the Lagos State Government.

After Sunday’s tragedy, the landlord of Agboye Estate reportedly went into hiding.