LAGOS, Nigeria — Twenty people, mostly children, have been confirmed dead in the school building that collapsed in Nigeria on Wednesday, an official said Friday. ADVERTISEMENTOfficials have said the three-story residential building had been marked for demolition and that the school was operating illegally on the top two floors. Building collapses are all too common in the West African nation, where new construction often goes up without regulatory oversight. Sunday said his family lived on the building’s second floor and he sent his boys to school there so they wouldn’t have to travel far. Another parent, Yewande Ogunsanwo, said her son remained in critical condition on Thursday.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 15, 2019 11:37 UTC