4 dead, 25 rescued in building collapse in Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - November 5, 2013

General manager Femi Oke-Osanyintolu of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday they had sealed off the building site on upmarket Victoria Island.

Several workers injured when the top floor of the building collapsed on Monday have been hospitalized.

Such accidents are frequent in this West African nation where corruption is endemic and building contractors often use inferior products and cut corners. Dozens of people have died in collapsed buildings this year.

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