Up to 100 people are missing on Monday night as a 21-storey building under construction collapsed in Gerrad Road, Ikoyi Lagos, Nigeria.
The collapsed building was part of three towers being built by private developer Fourscore Homes. In a brochure for potential clients, the company promises to offer “a stress-free lifestyle, complete with a hotel flair”. The cheapest unit was selling for $1.2m.
Calls to the numbers listed for Fourscore Homes and the main building contractor did not ring through.
Building collapses are frequent in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, where regulations are poorly enforced and construction materials often substandard.
Source: https://currencyrate.today/converter-widgetThere were heaps of rubble and twisted metal where the building once stood, as several workers looked on. One man wailed, saying his relative was among those trapped.
The Lagos state government said the building had 22 floors and authorities were assessing whether there had been any damage to nearby buildings.
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