Matilda Omonaiye/
Two persons were feared dead and 14 others injured today, when a 3-storey building collapsed on Lagos Island.
Reports say the incident happened at about 7:30 a.m., on Daddy Alaja Street, Oke Arin, Lagos Island.
Newsmakersng learnt that the bodies of a man and a woman, whose identities could not be confirmed by the respondents, were pulled out of the debris.
It was also learnt that the building, housing many occupants, was also under renovation when it crashed.
A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN): “As at 1:30 p.m., all the rescue operations had been concluded. Some of those rescued alive were treated at the scene.
“Those with serious ones were taken to the General Hospital on Lagos Island.”
The source said that the rescue team included officials of LASEMA, NEMA, Fire Service and the Police.
Lagos police spokesman, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, confirmed the incident.
Famous-Cole, however, could not ascertain the number of deaths as at press time.
Three buildings had collapsed in Ilasamaja, Ebute-Metta, and on Lagos Island in the last three months, in which five persons lost their lives while more than 40 persons were rescued.