Tag: LASEMA
Massive losses as fire hits Lagos commercial hub
Initial findings by the response team indicated that the blaze was triggered by a power surge following the restoration of…
Property worth millions of Naira burnt as Fire razes building at Computer Village
According to him, the building was largely used for the storage and sale of computers and related accessories, noting that…
Apapa Tanker: LASEMA confirms incident, gives details
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that the fuel tanker incident earlier reported at Tincan Island, Apapa,…
Taskforce busts hoodlums terrorizing Lagos drivers
“All suspects will be arraigned as soon as possible,” the statement added, reaffirming the state’s commitment to ensuring public safety.
Tragedy in Lagos as 103-year-old Woman perishes in fire outbreak
He said LASEMA’s Response Team arrived at the scene by 12:13 p.m. and found a residential bungalow with two attached…
Fears rise as LASEMA hunts missing victims after Lagos high-rise fire
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has intensified rescue and recovery efforts at the scene of the devastating fire…
Otedola Bridge horror: Three dead after violent Audi–Truck crash
On the cause, Oke-Osanyintolu said: “The immediate cause of the incident was due to unsafe attempts by the driver of…
Traders devastated as fire destroys goods worth millions in Lagos
According to preliminary findings, the fire is believed to have started from one shop and then spread rapidly to others,…
3 bodies recovered from Yaba collapsed building
Adenike said that the building, located at No. 333 Borno St, Alagomeji, Yaba, collapsed at about 8:30 p.m. on Friday,…
Many trapped as three-storey building collapses in Lagos
Building collapses have been a recurring issue in Lagos, often attributed to poor construction practices, inadequate oversight, or disregard for…
LASEMA unveils plans to tackle flood emergencies in Lagos
Early warnings from the Federal Government indicating that Lagos was among states at high risk of flooding during the rainy…
Death toll in Lagos building collapse rises to 3
LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said the three people rescued dead were trapped under the collapsed building.
Emergency crisis in Lagos: 144 dead, 4,847 rescued in 15 months
Giving a breakdown of the lives touched by the unit’s interventions, the Commissioner revealed that the 4,847 treated victims included…
Shocking Stats: 36 Collapsed buildings, 595 truck accidents rock Lagos in one year
In addition to structural collapses, other emergencies across the state paint a sobering picture. According to the Commissioner, the Explosion…
LASEMA reveals number of emergency incidents in Lagos for six years
Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency had attended to 8,585 incidents under the leadership of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration from…
Lagos building collapse: Death toll hits seven
Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the scene, with LASEMA and supporting agencies deploying both heavy and light rescue…
LASEMA battles raging fire at Lagos medical facility
Oke-Osanyintolu said that the agency activated the state’s emergency response plan and its response team from Oshodi, following distress calls…
Teenager, 2 others killed in Lagos building collapse
The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said no fewer than six people…
One dead, four injured as two-storey building collapses in Lagos
The injured victims, all adult male, were promptly rescued by emergency responders and transported to the hospital for medical attention…
Fire engulfs one-storey building in Lagos
“Upon arrival at the incident scene, it was discovered that a one-storey building was engulfed by fire. No casualties or…
Fire guts Lagos apartment
He said while the response teams were preventing the fire from spreading to other apartments within the building, the occupants…
Shops with goods worth millions destroyed in Lagos market fire
Oke-Osanyintolu said the fire incident happened late Sunday night at Ajah Market by Alesh bus stop in Lekki, Lagos.
Shock, horror as train crushes man in Lagos
The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in a statement.
10 dead as bus rams into truck in Lagos
Further investigations revealed that the truck, registration unknown, which was laden with granite, was parked on the road shutting down…
Updated: 10 vehicles burnt, nine injured after gas explosion at Mobil Filling Station
Oke-Osanyintolu said there were no fatalities but that two adult male sustained severe burns while seven individuals suffered minor injuries.
7 rescued in Lagos building collapse
“The agency’s search and rescue team have searched the rubble and can confirm that there is no victim underneath the…
15 injured in Lagos multiple accident – LASEMA
By Henry Oladele About 15 passengers were injured in a multiple collision that involved three vehicles under the Ojota Interchange…
LASEMA rescues commercial bus, driver from Lagos ditch
Further investigations revealed that the accident occurred when the vehicle’s driver swerved recklessly in attempts to avoid a VIS checkpoint,”…
We need adequate funding, equipment to function more effectively – LASEMA
The Permanent Secretary, when asked by the committee to list the challenges of LASEMA so that the agency could be…
Lagos man who ‘mistakenly’ fell into lagoon rescued by LASEMA
LASEMA boss, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement, said the Agency received a call through the Lagos State Toll-Free Emergency…