LASEMA RESCUES 7 TRAPPED IN LAGOS BUILDING COLLAPSE
Seven individuals were rescued by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) from a fallen two-story structure in Mushin.
This was verified in a statement released on Wednesday in Lagos by Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency’s permanent secretary.
According to him, the event took place at 12 Cameron St. . in Ewenla, Mushin, Lagos.
“The LASEMA Response Team arrived at the scene of the incident and discovered that a newly constructed two storey building had collapsed.
“Seven people, three females and four males, were rescued alive and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
“The agency’s search and rescue team have searched the rubble and can confirm that there is no victim underneath the collapsed building.
“The area has been cordoned off and operation is still ongoing,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
He added that the agency and other key responders were on high alert.
He also urged Lagos residents to remain calm and refrain from any non-essential travels due to the incidence of flash flood across the state.
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