The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that three site workers died when a building collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in Maryland, Lagos.
Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, shared this information in a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The building, located at No 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, collapsed early in the morning.
LASEMA received a distress call about the collapse at 3:49 AM and quickly sent their response team to the scene at 3:58 AM.
Three adult male site workers were found dead at the scene, two other male workers were rescued alive, and another trapped worker was also saved.
Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said, “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.”
The rescued workers are receiving medical care on-site, while the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit has been notified to handle the remains of the deceased.
A combined team of LASEMA, the Lagos State Fire Service, and the Nigeria Police are continuing search and rescue operations with the help of LASEMA’s excavator.
(NAN)
