The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency stated on Thursday that three site workers died when a building collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland region of the state.
Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency’s permanent secretary, verified this in a statement released to the News Agency of Nigeria.
He stated that the incident occurred at No. 13 Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos.
He stated 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 3.49am.
“This prompted the immediate activation of the agency’s response team to the incident scene at 3.58am.
“It was discovered that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed.
“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.
Furthermore, he mentioned that the rescued ones were carried out through the efforts of LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service.
“All 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 Nigerian police are working at the scene.
“LASEMA’s excavator has been deployed to accelerate the search and rescue operations,” he said.
