Three Dead As Building Collapses In Lagos

Three persons have been confirmed dead after a building collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of Lagos state today July 25.

Confirming this to newsmen, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the incident happened at No 13, Wilson Mba St., Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos.

He stated that the three males who were recovered dead at the building were site 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. One of the rescued was receiving treatment on-site. 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 added that those rescued were carried out through the efforts of LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service.