LAGOS BUILDING COLLAPSE CLAIMS ONE LIFE, TWO RESCUED
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By:Aminat Tajudeen
One person was killed while two others were rescued after a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition collapsed in the Aboru area of Lagos State.
The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, saying the incident occurred at about 12:56am at No. 42, Governors Road, Aboru, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of the state.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency’s Alpha Eagle Response Team was immediately deployed to the scene after receiving a distress call.
According to him, preliminary investigations revealed that the building collapsed during manual demolition work, trapping workers beneath the rubble.
He said, “On arrival, first responders confirmed that the structure had collapsed during demolition activities, with workers trapped under the debris.”
The agency subsequently activated the state’s Emergency Response Plan and coordinated the rescue operation with other emergency responders.
Oke-Osanyintolu said two adult males were rescued alive from the rubble and given first aid by personnel of the Lagos State Ambulance Service before being transported to a nearby health facility for further treatment.
However, one adult male was recovered dead from beneath the collapsed structure.
He said, “Through a coordinated search and rescue operation, two adult males were extricated alive from the rubble and were promptly administered life-saving first aid by personnel of the Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS, before being moved to a nearby health facility for further medical attention.
“Sadly, one adult male was recovered dead from beneath the collapsed structure. The agency commiserates with the family of the deceased and prays for the quick recovery of the injured.”
The rescue operation was jointly carried out by LASEMA, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and LASAMBUS.
The area was also cordoned off to protect residents and provide a safe environment for emergency responders to continue their operations.
The Permanent Secretary urged residents and developers to comply with building regulations and engage only certified professionals for demolition and construction activities.
He also advised residents to report any suspicious or unsafe building activity immediately through the 767 or 112 toll-free emergency numbers.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the Lagos State Government remained committed to strengthening emergency response operations across the state, including the decentralisation of response units to achieve a 10-minute response time.
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