LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- No fewer than eight people have escaped death by a whisker after a two-storey building reportedly collapsed in Inalende area of Oyo State.
According to a septuagenarian who resides in the area, though no life was lost, the injuries sustained were life-threatening.
All occupants of the building had been rescued and taken to a nearby hospital which they refused to mention.
The elderly resident further revealed to journalists that a side of the two-storey building sank while the other part collapsed.
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“It is a sad story. The building is a two-storey with four rooms on the ground floor, three in the middle and two on the second floor. Look at the quality of the building materials used for the building. It is not an old building as being claimed by some people.”
“We thank God nobody died but they were seriously injured. Some policemen came early this morning and took the injured victims to the hospital,” he said.
Another source who identified himself as Sakiru said, some of those rescued were not breathing as of the time they were being taken to the hospital.
Personal effects of the victims including a three and half inch mattress were scattered at the scene.
The rescue efforts, as it was gathered, were done by residents in the area.
An official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps who preferred to remain anonymous stated that all the houses in the area should be attended to, to avoid future occurrences.