Tragedy struck in the early hours of Thursday when a building collapsed at 13 Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos, resulting in the deaths of at least three individuals.
Thediscovererng.com learned that the building was in the midst of construction when it catastrophically collapsed, resulting in the fatal deaths of the workers who were present at the site.
In a statement confirming the tragic event, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, revealed that the agency’s emergency responders discovered the collapse of a set of three terraces.
He said, ”Search and rescue operations began immediately. Three adult males were recovered dead, two male adults were rescued alive, and one adult male trapped under the rubble was rescued alive by the LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire service.
“All the six men were site workers. They are receiving pre-hospital care on location while SEHMU 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. “
