Two persons have been confirmed dead and six seriously injured after a three-storey building collapsed in the Odoriwu estate at the Elf Bus stop area of Lagos.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it
activated the state’s emergency response plans and response team from the Lekki
and Cappa Bases after receiving distress calls concerning the incident at about
2:25 pm on Wednesday.
Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, the 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.
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