THE Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Thursday, confirmed the death of three site workers on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of the state.
According to media reports, the Agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement. He said the incident happened at No. 13, Wilson Mba St., Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos, noting that the three males that were recovered dead at the building were site 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 the rescued receiving 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 added that the rescued ones were carried out through the efforts of LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service.
