Three Die As Another Building Collapses In Lagos

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has officially verified the unfortunate death of three construction workers at a collapsed building in the Arowojobe Estate, located in the Maryland area of the state.

The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, conveyed this information through a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday morning.

He stated that the tragic incident occurred at No 13, Wilson Mba St., Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos, where the three deceased individuals, all male, were identified as site workers.

Scene of the incident

“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,” Oke-Osanyintolu noted in the statement.

He further explained that the rescue mission was carried out through the efforts of LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service.

“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,” the LASEMA official noted in the statement.