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Eight killed, 37 rescued, in Lagos building collapse

officials said dozens of children were trapped inside the building. [AFP]

Rescuers on Wednesday recovered eight bodies and rescued 37 people alive from the wreckage of a collapsed four-storey building in the Nigeria's economic capital Lagos

Children had been attending an "illegal school" inside the residential building when the structure collapsed, officials said.

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