Ebute Metta Building Collapse: 10 Confirmed Dead, More Still Projected (UPDATE)

A 3-storey building at Oloto Street, Ebute Meta, collapsed at about 2.35 a.m on Thursday morning, trapping about 10 people.

Emergency rescue officials have revealed that seven people, including two children aged 2 and 4, have been rescued from the rubble.
Scores of trapped residents of the building have continued crying out for help hours after the house caved in.
Ten corpses have been pulled out of the rubble so far.
It is estimated that almost a hundred people reside in the building. However, it is not yet clear how many were inside as at the time of the collapse.
As at the time of this report, the only rescue operation going on is by a vigilante group and residents of the area who have tried to attack the debris with bare hands and any equipment they can find.
Police officers from the nearby Denton Police Station have also assisted in the rescue work while officials of the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) and Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) have just arrived the scene..
“This is sad,” said Musbau Agbodimu, the head of the vigilante group in the area. “Just two days into the Ramadan fast and we are hearing such terrible news. The vigilante group went into action immediately we learnt about the collapsed building; with the assistance of residents and the area boys. The police are here now.
The LASAMBUS, LASEMA and other rescue workers from the government are here now. We need excavators. As I am standing, they have removed ten corpses. We need help here urgently as the crowd is trooping in to catch a glimpse of the collapsed building. More than 100 occupants, including children and women, live in the ill fated building and they are trapped crying for help. It is a terrible thing.”
A resident of the area, who identified himself as Seyi, said the building collapsed about 2.10am.
“We heard the loud noise but nobody could do anything at that time due to the darkness,” he said. “Some of the women were preparing the Ramadan food when the building caved in. But it was about 6.00am that people noticed and came out to help in the rescue operation.”