Lagos building collapse kills at least nine, authorities say

LAGOS, June ‌26 (Reuters) - At ​least ​nine people were killed and many others injured on ‌Thursday after a multi-storey building collapsed ⁠in Lagos , the state's commissioner for ‌information said on Friday.

• ‌The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, known as LASEMA, led a ​multi-agency rescue operation, deploying heavy equipment to reach people trapped ⁠under rubble.

• People were pulled from the debris and ​treated on site before being taken to nearby hospitals, authorities ​said.

• In all about ‌27 people have been rescued with injuries of varying ⁠severity.

• At the time of the collapse, the building was occupied by ⁠residents and office workers.

• Lagos Governor Babajide ​Sanwo-Olu ordered structural checks on nearby buildings and urged compliance with safety regulations.

• The ‌incident has renewed concerns over frequent building collapses in ‌Lagos, often linked to poor ⁠construction standards and ‌weak enforcement.

(Reporting ​by Sanni Kazeem, Writing by Isaac Anyaogu; editing by Barbara ‌Lewis)

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