Tag: Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA)
Excessive speed blamed as Lagos truck accident kills two
The impact trapped both the driver and his motor boy inside the cabin of the moving truck.
248 escape as Qatar Airways aircraft makes emergency landing at Lagos airport
According to LASEMA, a passenger aircraft experienced technical difficulties while airborne within Nigerian airspace, forcing an emergency landing at the…
LASEMA confirms seven burn victims in Lagos high-rise fire
He said that the fire has now been contained through combined efforts of emergency responders, after spreading to a nearby…
Fire guts Lagos Island storey-building, traders trapped
A major fire outbreak on Wednesday evening gutted the Great Nigeria Insurance House, a multi-storey plaza located on Martins Street,…
Again, two-storey building collapses in Lagos
The pillars of the collapsed building fell on a nearby church which was partially affected and miraculously, no life was…
Two rescued as building collapses in Lagos Island
According to a statement released by LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the incident occurred around 2:00 p.m. on Monday.
Two dead after falling into diesel reservoir – LASEMA
He said both victims were in severe conditions and were promptly transported to the hospital by the Lagos State Ambulance…
Fire burns shanties in Lagos
Following distress calls received through the 767 and 112 emergency toll-free lines at 01.18hrs, LASEMA activated its response team from…
Fire guts two-storey building in Lagos
Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident happened at No. 14, Okobaba Street, off Ibadan Street, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.
Family escapes death as building collapses in Lagos
The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said in a statement in Lagos, that the incident occurred He said that…
Fire engulfs Lagos market
The fire which started from one of the shops after public electric power was restored soon spread to the other…
Dosumu market fire: 6 buildings collapsed, 16 others seriously impacted – LASEMA
Oke-Osanyintolu added that the dampening down of the fire continued on day three of the incident. Oke-Osanyintolu added that the…
Truck driver dies in collision on Lagos bridge
By Henry Oladele A truck driver died on Ojuelegba Bridge in Lagos on Monday when he got trapped in a…
1 dead, search operation ongoing as building collapses in Lagos
According to Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) no one sustained injury, but the deceased is an elderly woman and…
Seven children escape death in Lagos orphanage fire
The seven children, all boys were rescued by officials Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) who responded to the fire…
Fire guts building in Balogun market
According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), no casualties were reported at the market fire.
Disasters: Lagos releases record of incidents in 2022
“In year 2022, out of the 1,682 incidents LASEMA attended to, 165 incidents occurred in January, 155 in February, 148…
2 women die, 15 rescued in Ikorodu boat mishap
The 20-passenger capacity boat named “Rahael & Nike II’’ was conveying 17 passengers when it capsized as a result of…
LASEMA battles fire in Ikoyi residence
Confirming the fire incident, LASEMA boss Oke-Osanyitolu said that the fire broke out at Ilabare Road, Ikoyi and all hands…
Photo News: Fire guts warehouse in Iddo
A warehouse in Iddo is still on fire despite all the efforts by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA)…
Lagos man’s suicide bid fails
An unidentified man who attempted suicide at National Bus Stop, Ikeja on Saturday, had his mission aborted, as he was…
Kara harmful waste disposal – LASEMA
Worried by the indiscriminate disposal of waste at Kara market, officials of the Lagos and Ogun State Governments have paid…
Oando tank farm fire under control, says LASEMA
By Fabian Ekeruche The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Thursday night urged Lagos residents around Ijora Badia,…
Abule-Ado explosion: 1 dies, 1 still missing – LASEMA
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) announced the death of a female victim of the March 15 explosion at…
Electrical cable causes huge fire under Lagos bridge
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said a loose Power Holding Company of Nigeria electrical cable on Sunday sparked…
LASEMA rescues 5 at another building collapse
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), during overnight operation on Thursday, rescued five victims in another collapsed building in…
LASEMA raises alarm of possible fire outbreak
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has raised alarm of possible fire outbreak following pipeline vandalism at Kakatin Road,…
Petroleum tanker injures 2 men in Lagos – LASEMA boss
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, says another tanker conveying liquefied petroleum gas has injured…
More Photos: LASEMA uncertain about number of people rescued from collapsed building
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) was uncertain about the number of people rescued, after a four storey building…
Lagos boat mishap: 12 rescued, 3 died, 5 missing
Three persons have been confirmed dead as a boat carrying 20 passengers capsized between Liverpool and Coconut Under Bridge in…