One person has died and eight others have been rescued after a three-storey building collapsed in the Apapa area of Lagos State on Thursday.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the incident in a statement released by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu.
He said the agency’s response team arrived at the scene around 11:09 a.m. to find the building at No. 28, Baale Alayabiagba Street, Ajegunle, completely collapsed, trapping several workers beneath the rubble.
“Eight adult males were rescued alive and given first aid by the Lagos State Ambulance Service before being taken to Ajeromi General Hospital,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
He added that one adult male was recovered dead from the debris, while search and rescue operations were still ongoing.
According to residents, the structure had been undergoing manual demolition before it suddenly caved in, burying workers on site.
Responders at the scene included officials from LASEMA, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps, the Lagos State Building Control Agency, the National Emergency Management Agency, and the Nigeria Police.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the cause of the collapse had not yet been determined.
