One person has died and eight others were rescued after a three-storey building collapsed in the Ajegunle area of Apapa, Lagos, on Thursday morning.
LAGOS—The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Thursday confirmed that one person died while eight others were rescued following the collapse of a three-storey building in the Ajegunle area of Apapa, Lagos.
According to a statement by the agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, LASEMA’s response team arrived at the scene around 11:09 a.m. after receiving distress calls.
“Upon arrival of the agency’s response teams at 11:09 a.m., it was discovered that a three-storey building with a penthouse collapsed on Thursday at No. 28, Baale Alayabiagba Street, Alayabiagba community, Ajegunle, Apapa area of Lagos,” he said.
Oke-Osanyintolu added that “eight adult males were rescued alive and given first aid by the Lagos State Ambulance Service before being taken to Ajeromi General Hospital,” while one adult male was recovered dead from the debris.
Residents said the building was undergoing manual demolition when it suddenly gave way, trapping workers on site.
Emergency responders at the scene included LASEMA, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the Building Control Agency, the Neighbourhood Safety Corps, the National Emergency Management Agency, and the police.
Search and rescue operations were ongoing at press time.