The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the death of two persons after a water tank fell off a scaffold at Ladi Lak, Bariga in Lagos state on Sunday night.
The incident was confirmed by the Zonal Coordinator, South West NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye.
Mr. Farinloye said that a tank scaffolding of a two-story building collapsed on a bungalow in the next compound, which resulted in the death of two males; an adult and a child, while three adult males sustained injuries.
He said that the injured had been rushed to the hospital by community leaders in Bariga before the arrival of emergency responders.
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Farinloye said that the incident occurred at Adeleye Street, Ladi Lak, Bariga, a suburb of Lagos.
