The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Thursday, verified the deaths of three site workers on a structure that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland region of the state.
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency’s Permanent Secretary, confirmed this in a statement sent to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He stated that the incident occurred at No. 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos.
Oke-Osanyintolu disclosed that the three individuals found deceased at the premises were construction workers.
“The agency received a distress call regarding a collapsed building at the above address at about 3.49 a.m.
“This prompted the immediate activation of the agency’s response team to the scene of the incident at 3.58 a.m.
“It was discovered that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed. One of those rescued received treatment on-site.
“Search and rescue operations began immediately and three adult males were recovered dead, two male adults were rescued alive and one adult male trapped under the rubble was rescued,” he said.
He further shared that the rescue was carried out with the assistance of LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service.
“All the six men were site workers. They are receiving pre-hospital care on location while the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit 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,” he added.
