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Nigeria: Lagos Building Collapse Kills 10 and Traps Schoolchildren

HeadlineMar 14, 2019

In Lagos, Nigeria, at least 10 people are dead, and dozens more are trapped under rubble, after a four-story building containing a school collapsed Wednesday. Rescue workers continued to search for survivors after some 40 students were pulled from the wreckage. Residents had long reported cracks in the building, which was listed for demolition with the Lagos State Building Control Agency.

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