{
  "id": 6569671,
  "title": "One dead, two rescued as Lagos building collapses during demolition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/one-dead-two-rescued-as-lagos-building-collapses-during-demolition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T10:05:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/908586-one-dead-two-rescued-as-lagos-building-collapses-during-demolition.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A building undergoing demolition in Lagos, Nigeria, partially collapsed, resulting in one fatality and two rescues. The incident occurred at No. 42, Governors Road, Aboru, in the Alimosho area of Lagos State.\n\nAccording to Daily Post Nigeria, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) responded to the incident, deploying its Alpha Eagle Response Team at 12:56 a.m. The team cordoned off the area and began search and rescue operations.\n\nLASEMA reported that one adult male was recovered dead, while two adult males were rescued from the rubble and received medical attention. The cause of the collapse was attributed to the manual demolition work being carried out on the two-storey building.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "One dead, two injured as building collapses during demolition in Lagos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/one-dead-two-injured-as-building-collapses-during-demolition-in-lagos",
        "published": "2026-09-10T08:42:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "One killed, two rescued in Lagos building collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/one-killed-two-rescued-in-lagos-building-collapse",
        "published": "2026-09-10T10:20:33.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}