By Abiola Olawale
At least three persons have been confirmed dead in another incident of building collapse in Lagos State.
The latest incident involved a building located at number 13 Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos State.
This sad development was confirmed by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Thursday.
The agency said three site workers on the building passed away. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in a press statement issued on Thursday.
He also added that officials of the agency are already at the location and have begun a rescue operation.
He also confirmed that two persons were rescued alive from the rubble.The statement reads in part: “Three adult males were recovered dead, two male adults were rescued alive, and one adult male trapped under the rubble was rescued alive by the LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire service.”
“All the six men were site workers. They are receiving pre-hospital care on location while SEHMU has been contacted for the remains of the 3 fatalities,” Oke-Osanyitolu confirmed.
The New Diplomat reports that this is the latest in a series of building collapses in Lagos State and other parts of the country.
