The death toll from Wednesday’s building collapse on Oriwu Street in the Lekki Phase 1 district of Lagos State has risen to four.
This was confirmed in a statement issued by Benjamin Hundeyin, the state police public relations officer, on Thursday.
“Two more dead bodies were brought out of the rubble this morning,” he stated in the statement sent to our correspondent.
Earlier, it was gathered that six people were rescued while two bodies were recovered after the building collapsed on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority’s Permanent Secretary, Damilola Oke-Osanyitolu, the event occurred at 4 p.m.
According to him, the injured victims received quick medical attention.
The statement partly read, “Following distress calls received via the CRM on the 767/112 Emergency Toll-Free Lines at 1425 hrs today, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, activated the State’s Emergency Response Plans and Response Team from its Lekki and Cappa Bases.
“Upon arrival at 1448 hrs at the incident scene, LASEMA’s Shark and Eagle Response Teams discovered that a 3-story building under construction had collapsed at the aforementioned location. So far, two adult males have been extricated from the rubble of the collapsed building.
“Six seriously injured adult males were rescued and were administered immediate medical care by the LRU Pre-Hospital Care Unit before being transported to Marina General Hospital for further treatment.” Oke-Osanyintolu, however, added that the cause of the collapse was yet to be ascertained, adding that further investigations would be conducted.
The LASEMA chief further disclosed that search and rescue operations were still ongoing.
“LRT is coordinating other common stakeholders for effective response at the incident scene. Agency’s heavy-duty equipment (Excavator) was deployed to the incident scene and is still in operation. Agency’s light and heavy-duty equipment were deployed for the search and rescue operation,” the statement added.
