The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that one adult male died in the incident, while eight others were rescued alive and taken to the hospital for treatment.
Tragedy struck in the Apapa area of Lagos State on Thursday after a three-storey building caved in, killing one person and injuring several others.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that one adult male died in the incident, while eight others were rescued alive and taken to the hospital for treatment.
The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the agency’s response team arrived at the scene around 11:09am to find the structure completely collapsed, with several workers trapped beneath the rubble.
“Upon arrival of the agency’s response teams at 11:09 am, it was discovered that a three-storey building with a penthouse collapsed on Thursday at No. 28, Baale Alayabiagba Street, Alayabiagba community, Ajegunle, Apapa area of Lagos. The cause of the collapsed building is yet to be ascertained,” he said.
“Eight adult males were rescued alive and given first aid by the Lagos State Ambulance Service before being taken to Ajeromi General Hospital,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
He added that one adult male, however, had been recovered dead from the debris.
According to residents, the building was undergoing manual demolition when it suddenly gave way, trapping workers who were inside at the time.
On Monday, SaharaReporters reported that several people sustained varying degrees of injuries after a two-storey building collapsed in the Oyingbo area of Lagos in the early hours of Monday.
According to a situation report released by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, an undisclosed number of persons were initially trapped when the structure at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop, came down around midnight.
As of the time of the report, 15 people — including seven men, four women, and four children — were said to have been rescued with varying degrees of injuries and taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Ebute-Metta and General Hospital, Odan, on Lagos Island.
In September, SaharaReporters reported that a two-storey building collapsed at Mangoro bus stop in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.
SaharaReporters gathered that the incident occurred around 6 pm at No. 4, Modupeola Street, Mangoro.
The cause of the collapse remains unclear as of press time, but government officials have already ordered an investigation into the latest structural failure.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), and other first responders were immediately deployed to the scene.
According to the Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, one victim was pulled out alive but sustained a fracture and multiple bruises.
Omotoso confirmed that the injured man, a 44-year-old resident of 10 Olabode Street, Alimosho, was rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Surgical Emergency Unit.
“He arrived in stable condition and has since been admitted for further treatment,” Omotoso said in a statement.
Five other rescued victims were taken to a private hospital in the neighbourhood for medical care. Officials have not yet disclosed their conditions.
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