Building containing school collapse in Nigeria's Lagos leaves 12 death
Police said they believed scores of people were trapped under the rubble of the building which collapsed mid-morning in an area near Itafaji market on Lagos Island.
In chaotic scenes, panicked parents, local residents and shocked onlookers rushed to the area as police, firemen and medics staged a massive rescue operation.Rescuers stressed there were no exact figures for the dead or injured, but one health official said 20 people had been taken to hospital."We are still trying to find out how many are trapped inside," said police officer Seun Ariwyo, who said there were probably scores.
"We were smoking outside when the building just collapsed," Olamide Nuzbah told AFP in pidgin English.As rescuers worked furiously to reach those inside, distraught parents begged them to find their children. As the day wore on, an AFP correspondent saw several children being brought out, at least one of whom appeared to be dead.
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