Two persons were rescued alive, while others were trapped yesterday as a two-storey building collapsed at Lekki area of Lagos.
Both victims were male adults who were rescued by residents and
sympathizers before the arrival of both state and federal emergency
officials as Lagos State Fire Services, Lagos State Emergency Management
Agency, LASEMA, National Emergency Management Authority, NEMA and the
Nigeria Police.
One of those rescued was hospitalized at First City Hospital,
Osapa
London, Lekki, while another was only given first aid treatment by the
personnel of Lagos State Ambulance Services, LASAMBUS.
The incident occurred around 8.20 am at Ajiran road, off Olufemi
Olatunji Street, off Lekki\Epe Expressway when construction workers were
busy at work.
According to eyewitnesses’ account, alarm was raised by a resident
who got wind of the situation and this attracted sympathizers who rushed
to the scene.
In the process, two of the victims were rescued alive, while others
escaped death by whiskers, even as some are still trapped underneath the
rubbles.
An eyewitness, Mr Olusegun Thomas, said before yesterday’s incident,
two other buildings were were marked for demolition by the state
government.
As at 1:00pm, the voices of some of the trapped victims were heard
from underneath the rubbles crying for help just as the emergency
responders worked tirelessly to save more lives at the scene.
Rescue operation was ongoing at press time.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
2 rescued, others trapped as two-storey building collapses in Lagos
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