At least 10 people have died and many more are feared trapped after a building containing a school collapsed in the Nigerian city of Lagos. The building had been identified as "distressed" and listed for demolition, Lagos building officials told the BBC. The collapsed building was a residential block containing a number of apartments as well as the school, residents and rescue officials at the scene told the BBC. The Lagos State Building Control Agency confirmed to the BBC that the building had been marked and listed for demolition. In September 2014, 116 people died when a six-storey building collapsed in Lagos during a service given by a celebrity televangelist.

Source: The Star March 14, 2019 04:07 UTC