Two killed as building collapses in Lagos
Two people were reportedly killed and one injured when a storey building in the Agege axis of Lagos collapsed partially on Saturday.
Adesina Tiamiyu, general manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), who confirmed the incident, said other occupants of the building were immediately evacuated.
Tiamiyu said the agency got a distress call via the emergency toll-free number 10:48 am, concerning the building located at No 9 Abeje street, Markaz Agege.
“Unfortunately, two persons (female adult Toyin Ogundimu 35yrs and a young girl Sherifat Olalere 11yrs) lost their lives to the incident and one male adult( Mustapher Salaudeen) was rescued and treated at the incident by the ambulance crew,” Tiamiyu said.
“The LASEMA Response Team, NPF,(Dopemu and Agege division) LASBCA, LNSC, TASKFORCE, LASG FIRE SERVICE(Agege division) and LASAMBUS were the responders at the scene.”
Tiamiyu advised occupants of residential buildings in the state not to ignore wreckage and cracks signs of building.
He urged them to call the emergency toll free line 112/767 to avoid further incidents.
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