The death toll recorded in the building collapse, which happened on Wednesday, at Oriwu Street in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State, has increased to four.
This was confirmed in a statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, in a statement by its Permanent Secretary, Damilola Oke-Osanyitolu, on Wednesday, said the incident happened at about 4pm.
According to him, the injured persons were administered immediate medical care.
The statement partly read, “Following distress calls received via the CRM on the 767/112 Emergency Toll-Free Lines at 1425hrs 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 1448hrs at the incident scene, LASEMA’s Shark and Eagle Response Teams discovered that a 3-storey 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 boss 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.
