Rescue operations have been going on at the scene of the incident as sympathizers throng the site in Ita-Faji, Lagos Island.
Now, a new report, albeit not confirmed, has shown that a woman has lost five children in the incident. This claim was made on Twitter by one Dr. Olufunmilayo who is quite popular on the platform.
He wrote: "Collapsed building in Lagos island.
"One woman has lost 5 children to it.
"I hope this will not just end in the usual Nigerian “awww” “eyah” and a lot of silly smileys
"We have to start investigating and jailing those responsible for avoidable deaths like this."