Just in: Three-storey RCCG building collapses in Lagos  

A three-storey building under construction has reportedly collapsed in the Mushin area of Lagos.

Preliminary reports said that nobody was trapped when the building went down about 6.30 pm on Saturday.

The building, located at 17, Cardoso Street, off Martin Street, is reportedly owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

The cause of the collapse could not be ascertsined at press time.

The Coordinator, Lagos State Territorial District, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident.

He said the officials of Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) were on the ground at the time of filing this report to provide first-time response

The process of clearing the rubble has begun and report said that significant progress might be made in clesring the rubble overnight.