Two dead as three-storey building under construction collapses in Lagos

Two persons have been confirmed dead, with six seriously injured, after a three-storey building under construction collapsed in  Oriwu Street in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State, authorities said.

Fourteen have so far been rescued.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it activated the state’s emergency response team from the Lekki and Cappa bases after receiving distress calls concerning the incident at about 2:25 pm on Wednesday.

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Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, permanent secretary of LASEMA, stated in an update that the bodies of two male casualties were removed from the debris of the collapsed building.

He added that injured victims received initial medical care from the LRU pre-hospital care unit before being taken to the Marian General Hospital for further treatment.

Oke-Osanyintolu said LASEMA deployed light and heavy-duty equipment to the incident scene for the search and rescue operation.

He noted that the immediate cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained, adding that further investigations will be conducted.

According to him, other operatives of agencies at the scene of the incident for the search and rescue operation include the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the LRU Pre-Hospital Care Unit, and ITEC personnel.