Nine-month old baby killed in collapsed building

A nine-month-old baby died while three others sustained injuries after a three-storey building collapsed on Agege Motor Road, Mushin, Lagos State.The building, located on 353 Agege Motor Road, Challenge Bus Stop, collapsed around 3pm on Tuesday. The baby’s parents were among the injured.
According to rescue officials, most of the occupants of the residential building were not at home when the incident occurred.
The building was said to have been built as a conventional apartment but two stories were added to it which weakened its foundation.
A police source at the scene said, “The building was built like ‘Face me I face you’ (single rooms apartment) behind a four-storey building in the same compound but the landlord added two floors which weakened its foundation.
“The building came crashing around 3pm and we all rushed there to rescue people. Three people were saved and have been taken to the hospital for treatment. Unfortunately, a baby of about nine months was found buried under the rubble.”
It was learnt that sympathisers were able to salvage some properties even before the arrival of the rescue officials.
The incident expectedly worsened the usual heavy traffic in the area as rescue operations continued until no other person was found under the rubble.”It was learnt that state officials had sealed off and marked the building next to the collapsed one for demolition.

Culled from The Punch