Three-storey building collapses in Nigeria's Ibadan, casualties feared

Source: Xinhua| 2019-03-16 05:41:20|Editor: yan
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LAGOS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Local police confirmed that a three-storey building collapsed Friday in Nigeria's southwestern city of Ibadan, with casualties feared.

A police source told Xinhua on phone the building collapsed in a residential area in Ibadan, capital of the southern state of Oyo.

According to local media, many residents have crowded the area, attempting to rescue victims trapped underneath the rubble.

Only three people have been rescued so far, local sources said.

The incident occurred two days after a similar collapse in the commercial capital Lagos claimed 20 lives, including school children.

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