Building collapse in Lagos claims 3 lives
Three construction workers lost their lives when a building at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland region of the state collapsed, according to confirmation released by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Thursday.
This was verified by Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency’s permanent secretary, in a statement provided to newsmen.
According to him, the event took place at Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos, at No. 13, Wilson Mba St.
He added that the three men who were found dead inside the structure were construction workers.
“The agency received a distress call regarding a collapsed building at the above address at about 3.49 a.m.
“This prompted the immediate activation of the agency’s response team to the scene of the incident at 3.58 a.m.
“It was discovered that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed.
“Search and rescue operations began immediately and three adult males were recovered dead, two male adults were rescued alive and one adult male trapped under the rubble was rescued,” he said.
He continued by saying that the Lagos State Fire Service and LASEMA worked together to rescue the victims.
“All the six men were site workers. They are receiving pre hospital care on location while the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit has been contacted for the remains of the three fatalities.
“A combined team of agency personnel, fire service and Nigeria Police are working at the scene.
“LASEMA’s excavator has been deployed to accelerate the search and rescue operations,” he said.
Proofreading by Uchechi Ojo, Sub-editor at Neptune Prime.
