Death toll in Lagos building collapse rises to 3

By Olaitan Idris

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said its operatives rescued nine adult males and recovered three dead bodies in the building that collapsed at Ikorodu area of the state on Tuesday.

The Agency however added that rescue operation is still ongoing at the site of the collapsed building.

The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said the three people rescued dead were trapped under the collapsed building.

Oke-Osanyintolu who said this in a statement on Wednesday added that the rescued nine adult males were attended to by LASEMA Pre-Hospital Care Unit.

“Following distress alerts at 14:02 hours, LASEMA activated the State’s Emergency Response Plans from Agbowa and Alausa.

“Upon arrival of agency’s response teams at 14:40hours, it was discovered that a two-storey building undergoing construction had collapsed, with three victims trapped under the debris at the aforementioned location.

“Search and Rescue Operation is still ongoing. All the bodies have been handed over to Igbogbo Police Station.

“The cause of the collapsed building is yet to be ascertained,” he said.

He said that safety measures were activated with the operational area cordoned-off at the incident scene.

(NAN)