One dead, many trapped as another building collapses in Lagos
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Tuesday confirmed the death of one adult male and several others trapped in a building collapse in the Ikorodu area of the state.
The LASEMA permanent secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said they got a distress alert at 2:02 p.m.
“Following distress alerts at 14:02 hours, LASEMA activated the State’s Emergency Response Plans from Agbowa and Alausa.
“Upon arrival of the agency’s response teams at 14:40 hours, it was discovered that a two-storey building undergoing construction had collapsed, with three victims trapped under the debris at the aforementioned location.
“The cause of the collapsed building is yet to be ascertained,” he said. “Three people reportedly trapped while nine adult males have been successfully rescued and attended by LASEMA Pre-Hospital Care Unit.”
He said safety measures were activated with the operational area cordoned off at the incident scene.
(NAN)
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