A middle-aged woman has been recovered from a two-storey building with a penthouse that collapsed in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos.

Recall that the remains of a man were recovered from the rubble of the collapsed building hours ago.

The building, which is located along Herbert Macaulay Way in Ebute Metta, collapsed around 9.30 am on Friday.

About three persons were said to be trapped in the rubble, according to the Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye.

Farinloye, in a fresh update, said, “A woman of middle-aged body just recovered.”

Farinloye had previously said the body of a man had been recovered.

He said the Lagos Building Control Agency had issued several evacuation notices for the occupants of the building to move out.

He earlier said, “It is suspected that a woman illegally occupying is trapped though it is suspected that there could be an additional two people along with her but no one could confirm that except the woman only.

“The Lagos Building Control Agency (LASBCA) had issued evacuation notice several times and all the original occupants had parked out.

“It was alleged that the property had been sold out about 4 months ago. Three of the occupants jumped to safety with the assistance of the residents.”

“Search and rescue operation is ongoing,” he had added.