Hundreds of people were gathered at the site, on Lagos Island, wailing as motionless children were removed from the rubble and spirited by ambulance to a nearby hospital. There were no official confirmations of deaths so far. Onlookers reported at least nine children and one adult had been removed.
Local officials said at least 70 people, and possibly many more, were inside the building when it came down about 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Videos from the scene posted on social media show piles of giant slabs of broken concrete. By early afternoon the top two collapsed floors were removed by a bulldozer and rescuers stood atop the rubble throwing aside children’s backpacks and other school equipment in hopes of reaching children underneath.
One rescuer said he saw 20 children inside and feared the debris would collapse on them before they could be saved. Some workers demanded oxygen masks from an ambulance but none were available, as onlookers became increasingly angry that rescuers were ill-equipped.
Building collapses are not uncommon in Lagos, one of the world’s largest cities, with an estimated population of 23.4 million. The Gulf of Guinea runs along the southern border of the city, which also includes several islands. Lagos Island, in Lagos Lagoon, is one of them.
In 2016, a five-story building collapsed while under construction in the Lekki District of Lagos, killing at least 34 people. Seven people were killed when a private residence collapsed in a poor neighborhood called Ebute-Meta in 2013.
Citizens have long complained about shoddy construction and a need for better building inspections across Lagos. Some occupied buildings have cracked foundations and tilted floors. Experts have warned that rising sea levels could cause more problems in the future for the rapidly growing city.
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