Eight people have died after up to 100 children were feared trapped when a building containing a primary school collapsed in Nigeria.
Rescue efforts are underway in Nigeria where a school building has collapsed.
The three-story building came down in Lagos while classes were in session, and dozens of children are thought to be inside the building. Building collapses are common in Nigeria, where construction projects are often not subjected to regulation.
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