Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) At least five people have died after a building with more than 20 stories collapsed in an upmarket area of Nigeria's economic hub, Lagos, on Monday, authorities said. The building, located on Gerald Road in the city's affluent Ikoyi neighborhood, is a construction site for luxury apartments. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the five deaths in a Facebook post on Tuesday. I felt the building move and knew something was wrong," Olu Apata, a nearby resident and the president of the Nigerian Bar Association, told CNN. Apata said the building has been under construction for the past two years and that the developer was at the site meeting with prospective buyers earlier on Monday.

Source: CNN November 02, 2021 18:45 UTC