UPDATE: 2 persons die, 23 rescue in Lagos building collapse
Two persons died and 23 others were confirmed to have been brought out from the rubbles of a three-storey building that caved in at Ebutte-Metta, Lagos Mainland Local Government, Lagos State.
Of the 23 survivors, two reportedly sustained severe injuries and were rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) for advanced treatment.
A joint team of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Fire service, and Building Control Agency (LASBCA), swiftly rescued the 23 survivors.
The building site on 24 Ibadan Street, according to eyewitnesses, came down at about 11pm on Sunday with many of the occupants trapped under its rubbles,
The incident was said to have occurred when a large percentage of occupants were already in their rooms and relaxing to get prepared for the Eid-El-Fitri celebration on Monday.
WesternPost learnt that the building had been distressed before now but nothing was done before it finally caved .
One survivor noted that he was brought out from the rubbles by the emergency management officials that arrived at the scene minutes after the building caved in on them.
Some residents have, however, claimed that more people were still trapped in the rubble.
Meanwhile, the Permanent Secretary for LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said that the building came down at about 10.56 pm with a yet undetermined number of people trapped.
“But so far, we have rescued 23 people, including 22 males and one female. Unfortunately, two occupants of the building have been recovered dead. They include a male and female,” he said.
