3 die in Lagos building collapse

On Thursday, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the deaths of three site workers in a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of the state.

The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the newsmen.

He said the incident happened at No. 13, Wilson Mba St., Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos.

He said that the three males that 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 rescuers 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 the rescues were carried out through the efforts of LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service.

“All 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 Nigerian police are working at the scene.

“LASEMA’s excavator has been deployed to accelerate the search and rescue operations,” he said.