….others hospitalized
At least three persons have been recovered dead from the debris of an early hours collapsed building at number 13 Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate Maryland, while others have been rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred at about 3:58am. As of press time, 7, am, men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, are currently at the scene of the incident for rescue operations.
It was discovered that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed.
LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, who spoke on the incident, said, search and rescue operations began immediately.
“Three adult males were recovered dead, two male adults were rescued alive, and one adult male trapped under the rubble was rescued alive by the LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire service.
“All the six men were site workers. They are receiving pre hospital care on location while SEHMU has been contacted for the remains of the 3 fatalities,” Oke-Osanyitolu confirmed.
Emergency team at the scene of the unfortunate incident, include: Lagos State Rescue and Fire Service, Nigeria Police and other rescue team.
LASEMA’S excavator has been deployed to accelerate the search and rescue operations.