Four die in another building collapse in Lagos

injured person taken for medical care

On Wednesday, March 5, a three-storey building collapsed on Oriwu street, in Lekki area of Lagos State.

Reports reaching Diaspora Digital Media say four persons have been confirmed dead in the incident, while 14 others were rescued alive from the rubble after the three-storey building with a penthouse under construction collapsed.

Vanguard however reports that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, said six persons were rescued.

The victims were labourers working at the site located at House 29, Oriwu Street.

The cause of the collapse could not be immediately ascertained, but the report said it caved in about 4 pm on Wednesday.

The two bodies were recovered at about 7.45 pm on Wednesday, while another two bodies were recovered on Thursday morning.

Spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hudenyin, who confirmed the incident, said operatives of the command were mobilised to the scene immediately it received the information.

Hudenyin said the 14 persons who have so far been rescued have been taken to Lagos Island General Hospital for treatment.

He said that operatives of the Command are still on ground to provide security for the ongoing rescue operation.

On his part, Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, explained that following distress calls received via the CRM on the 767/112 Emergency Toll-Free Lines, LASEMA activated the State’s Emergency Response Plans and Response Team from its Lekki and Cappa Bases.

Upon arrival at the incident scene, LASEMA’s Shark and Eagle Response Teams discovered that the three-storey building under construction had collapsed at the aforementioned location.

He confirmed that the immediate cause of the incident was yet to be ascertained.

On Wednesday, Osanyinteolu was quoted to have said, “So far, two adult males have been extricated from the rubble of the collapsed building.

“Six seriously injured adult males were rescued and were administered immediate medical care by the LRU Pre-Hospital Care Unit, before being transported to Marina General Hospital for further treatment.

He said LASEMA Response Teams (LRT) have commenced Search and Rescue Operation.

He added that LRT is coordinating other common stakeholders for effective response at the incident scene.

He stated that the agency’s heavy duty equipment (Excavator) was deployed to the incident scene and as at press time, Vanguard reports the equipment was still in operation.

Osanyinteolu mentioned that search and rescue operations were still ongoing.

According to reports, rescue operators at the scene included the Police, LASEMA Response Team, LRT. Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, Rapid Response Squad, Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, among others.

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