<p> A two-storey residential building under renovation collapsed overnight in Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos, killing two and injuring eight, the emergency services said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Building collapses are tragically common in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, with millions living in dilapidated buildings and building regulations scarcely respected.</p>.<p>"The incident happened around 2:00 am. The building was under renovation by a property developer when it caved in," Ibrahim Farinloye of the state-run National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) told AFP.</p>.<p>"We have recovered two bodies and rescued eight people who were seriously injured from the debris," he said.</p>.<p>Farinloye said the death toll would have been higher if the building had been fully occupied.</p>.<p>"Most of the original occupants had vacated the building to allow for its renovation. Only a few occupants were inside the building when it collapsed."</p>.<p>He said rescue workers had cleared the debris.</p>
<p> A two-storey residential building under renovation collapsed overnight in Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos, killing two and injuring eight, the emergency services said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Building collapses are tragically common in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, with millions living in dilapidated buildings and building regulations scarcely respected.</p>.<p>"The incident happened around 2:00 am. The building was under renovation by a property developer when it caved in," Ibrahim Farinloye of the state-run National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) told AFP.</p>.<p>"We have recovered two bodies and rescued eight people who were seriously injured from the debris," he said.</p>.<p>Farinloye said the death toll would have been higher if the building had been fully occupied.</p>.<p>"Most of the original occupants had vacated the building to allow for its renovation. Only a few occupants were inside the building when it collapsed."</p>.<p>He said rescue workers had cleared the debris.</p>