Synagogue tragedy:17 confirmed dead, 123 critically injured

At least 17 yet to be  identified bodies  were, yesterday, recovered from the rubbles of the collapsed six-storey building under construction in Synagogue of All Nations Church, Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos, while 123 victims were rescued.

Among the survivors was said to be a three-year-old girl who reportedly escaped without injury.
In the meantime, Lagos State government said it had  commenced investigation into the immediate and remote cause(s) of the collapse with the aim of preventing future occurrence as well as identifying any violation of the state’s building regulatory law.

The building collapsed on Friday at about 1pm.

A Lagos State Emergency Management Agency official said rescue operations at the site might last till Tuesday.

According to the LASEMA official, who declined to be named because he was not authorised to speak to journalists, the effect of the collapse was massive.

The official added that 21  were on admission at the emergency centre of Igando General Hospital.

The LASEMA official said some of the guests lodged in the guest house were having lunch on the ground floor at the time of the collapse.