Eight people have been rescued after a three-storey building housing a restaurant and bar collapsed on Saturday morning at 10, Oremeta Street, Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos State.
THE WHISTLER reports that the incident, which occurred around 8:00 a.m., prompted a swift response from emergency responders.
According to the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the building had several occupants trapped beneath the debris when responders from the agency arrived at 9:52 a.m.
While the cause of the collapse remains unknown, he confirmed that eight victims were rescued.
No fatalities have been recorded as of the time of filing this report.
“Search and Rescue operation is still ongoing,” Oke-Osanyintolu said in a statement.
“The Agency`s Heavy-duty equipment, ‘the excavator’, has been activated and deployed to aid in the quick rescue of victims that may still be trapped beneath the collapsed structure,” he added.
Emergency personnel from multiple agencies, including the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, LASAMBUS, LASTMA, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Nigerian Police Force, and the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), are on ground supporting the rescue operation.
The chairman and representatives of the Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) were also present at the scene.
