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A three-storey building, which residents reported was undergoing manual demolition, collapsed in the Apapa area of Lagos on Thursday, resulting in one confirmed death and the successful rescue of eight trapped victims.
The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the details in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos.
Oke-Osanyintolu reported that the agency’s response team arrived at the scene shortly after receiving the alert, finding the building completely collapsed and several workers beneath the rubble.
“Following distress alerts at 11:09 a.m., LASEMA activated the State’s Emergency Response Plans from Agbowa and Alausa,” he stated.
“Upon arrival of the agency’s response teams at 11:09 a.m., it was discovered that a three-storey building with a penthouse collapsed on Thursday at No. 28, Baale Alayabiagba Street, Alayabiagba community, Ajegunle, Apapa area of Lagos.”
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He confirmed the immediate rescue efforts: “Eight adult males were rescued alive and given first aid by the Lagos State Ambulance Service before being taken to Ajeromi General Hospital,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
He added, however, that one adult male was recovered dead from the debris.
According to area residents, the building had been undergoing manual demolition when it gave way, burying workers on site.
The cause of the collapse remains under investigation. “The cause of the collapsed building is yet to be ascertained,” Oke-Osanyintolu noted.
Responders at the scene included officials of LASEMA, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps, the Lagos State Building Control Agency, the National Emergency Management Agency, and the Nigeria Police.
Search and rescue operations were still ongoing as of the time the report was filed.
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