The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), officially verified the fatalities of three construction workers following the collapse of a building in Arowojobe Estate, Maryland Lagos state.
Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency’s Permanent Secretary, affirmed this tragic event on Thursday, July 25.
The incident occurred on Thursday, July 25, at No 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos State, where the deceased, all male, were recovered from the site.
“The agency received a distress call regarding a collapsed building at the above address at about 3.49 am, on Thursday, July 25.
“This prompted the immediate activation of the agency’s response team to the incident scene at 3.58 am.
“It was discovered that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed
“Search and rescue operations began immediately and three adult males were recovered dead, two male adults were rescued alive and one adult male trapped under the rubble was rescued,” he said.
He added that the rescued ones were carried out through the efforts of LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service.
“All the six men were site workers.
“They are receiving pre-hospital care on location while the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit has been contacted for the remains of the three fatalities.
“A combined team of agency personnel, fire service and Nigeria Police are working at the scene.
“LASEMA’s excavator has been deployed to accelerate the search and rescue operations,” he said.
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