three-storey building collapsed in Lagos
- 14 persons were also rescued from the
collapsed building
- The incident occurred around 7.30am, at
Daddy Alaja Street, Oke Arin on Lagos Island
Two people were feared dead while 14 others were
rescued alive by emergency respondents on Monday
from a collapsed building that happened on Lagos
Island, reports the News Agency of Nigeria.
Newslanded gathered from a reliable source at the scene of the incident that it happened around 7.30am,
at Daddy Alaja Street, Oke Arin on Lagos Island.
The source said that the two dead persons, a man
and a woman, whose identities could not be
confirmed by the respondents, were pulled out of the
debris from the three-storey building.
BREAKING: 2 dead, 14 rescued as three-storey
building collapses in Lagos
The source said that the building, housing many
occupants, was also under renovation when it
collapsed.
The source said, “As of 1.30pm, all the rescue
operations had been concluded. Some of those
rescued alive were treated at the scene.
“Those with serious ones were taken to the General
Hospital on Lagos Island,” the source told NAN.
The source said that the rescued team included: men
and officials from LASEMA, NEMA, Fire Service and the
Police Force.
The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command,
ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, confirmed the incident.
Famous-Cole, however, could not ascertain the
number of deaths as of press time.
It was reported that three buildings had collapsed in
Ilasamaja, Ebute-Metta and on Lagos Island in the last
three months, in which five persons lost their lives
while more than 40 persons were rescued.
NAN
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