One dead, three trapped as building under construction collapses in Lagos

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed the death of one person in a building collapse in the Ikorodu area of the state.

According to NAN, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the LASEMA permanent secretary, said the agency received a “distress alert at 14.02 hours”.

He said three persons were still trapped in the collapsed building.

“Following distress alerts at 14:02 hours, LASEMA activated the State’s Emergency Response Plans from Agbowa and Alausa,” Oke-Osanyintolu was quoted as saying in a statement.

“Upon arrival of the agency’s response teams at 14:40 14:40hours, it was discovered that a two-storey building undergoing construction had collapsed, with three victims trapped under the debris at the aforementioned location.

“The cause of the collapsed building is yet to be ascertained.

“Three people reportedly trapped while nine adult males have been successfully rescued and attended to by LASEMA Pre-Hospital Care Unit.

He said safety measures were activated with the operational area cordoned off at the incident scene.