No fewer than four persons were reportedly rescued while four others were brought out dead from the rubble at the 21- Storey building collapse on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday.
The South West Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
However, another unconfirmed report indicated that no fewer than 10 casualties were recorded.
As at the time of filing this report, many people were still trapped in the rubble of the multi-storey building that was still under construction.
First responders like the NEMA team and that of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency were still on ground trying to rescue trapped workers.
Scores of sympathisers, residents and family members of victims thronged the venue of the incident.
