Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has concluded search, rescue, and recovery operations at the site of the collapsed two-storey building near Alakija Bus Stop in Satellite Town, rescuing 27 persons alive while recovering nine bodies from the debris.
The building reportedly collapsed around 12:47 p.m. on
Thursday in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos.
In a statement issued on Friday by the agency’s Head of
Public Affairs, Afolabi Olawale, LASEMA said emergency response teams were
immediately mobilised to the scene following distress alerts.
According to the agency, its Sharks Response Team from the
Lekki Base and the Alpha Cobra Squad from Onipanu arrived at the location
within 40 minutes alongside other emergency responders.
Agencies involved in the operation included the Lagos State
Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS, Lagos State
Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps,
LNSC, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Lagos State Building Control Agency,
LASBCA, the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Red Cross and
the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC.
LASEMA disclosed that all 27 rescued victims received
immediate medical attention from LASAMBUS officials before being transported to
nearby hospitals for further treatment.
The agency stated that the fatalities included four adults
confirmed dead before rescuers arrived at the scene, while five additional
victims, among them a two-year-old girl, were later recovered during the
operation.
According to the statement, the remains of the deceased were
handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit for
identification and release to their relatives.
LASEMA added that its heavy-duty excavator worked alongside
two excavators deployed by CCECC, enabling rescue workers to gain access to
trapped victims and complete the operation safely.
The agency confirmed that rescue efforts ended around 4:00
a.m. on Friday after emergency responders successfully reached ground zero.
It further disclosed that the Commissioner for Special
Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, alongside the Permanent Secretary of
the ministry, supervised the operation throughout the exercise.
LASEMA said Babajide Sanwo-Olu had directed LASBCA to
immediately conduct integrity tests on adjoining buildings and ensure strict
compliance with building regulations within the area.
The agency expressed sympathy with the families of the
deceased and wished those injured speedy recovery.
It also urged residents to promptly report distressed
structures to LASBCA or through LASEMA’s emergency toll-free lines, 112 and
767, to help prevent similar incidents in the future.
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