The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that three site workers were killed in a building collapse at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of Lagos State on Thursday.
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In a statement, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency’s Permanent Secretary, reported that the incident occurred at No. 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate.
He stated, “The agency received a distress call regarding a collapsed building at the above address at about 3.49 a.m., prompting the immediate activation of the agency’s response team to the scene by 3.58 a.m. It was discovered that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed.”
Search and rescue operations commenced immediately, resulting in the recovery of three deceased male site workers.
Two other male workers were rescued alive, and one adult male trapped under the rubble was also successfully rescued.
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The rescue efforts involved both LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service. Dr. Oke-Osanyintolu added, “All 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 from LASEMA, the fire service, and the Nigeria Police is working at the scene, with LASEMA’s excavator deployed to expedite the search and rescue operations.
