Rescue workers with the corpse of the policewoman in a bodybag at the scene of the collapsed building on Freeman Street, Lagos Island.

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Two dead bodies including a policewoman and eight injured victims were brought out of the rubble of a two-storey building that collapsed early today at 92, Freeman Street on Lagos Island.

The policewoman was found trapped near the exit of the building as she was apparently trying to escape, when the two-storey building with a pent house came crashing down at about 3 am.

NewsmakersNG learnt that the eight victims rescued in critical conditions and the two dead bodies have been taken to the Lagos Island General Hospital.

Police officers, including the Area ‘A’ Commander, Lion Building, ACP Bode Ojajuni were seen battling to save lives at the site, along with LASEMA officials led by Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, and officials of Federal Road Safety Corps, NEMA, Fire Service, and Neighborhood Watch at about 7 am.

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