The General Manager of the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL), Engr. Olayinka Abdul, has urged officers of the agency to intensify preventive measures to curb building collapses and infrastructural failures across Lagos State. Speaking at an interactive session with directors, zonal coordinators and other management staff at the agency’s headquarters in Ojodu-Berger, Abdul emphasised…
At least 21 people, including 11 children, have been killed after a war-damaged residential building collapsed in Gaza City, with dozens more feared trapped under the rubble. Director of al-Shifa Hospital, Dr Mohammed Abu Salmiya reportedly says that at least 21 people died in the collapse, while several others were injured. The six-storey al-Sa’ada building…
One person has died while two others were rescued after a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition collapsed in Aboru, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. The incident occurred at about 12:56 a.m. on Thursday at No. 42, Governors Road, Aboru. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) disclosed that its Alpha Eagle Response Team…
Four people have been confirmed dead while four others were rescued after a two-storey building collapsed in the Popo-Giwa/Abemi area of Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday morning. The building, located near Masalasi Gogoro, reportedly trapped eight people in eight of its 26 rooms when it collapsed. Emergency responders, including the…
The death toll from the collapse of a three-storey building at Baale Road, Ajuwon, Ogun State, has risen to three, as rescue and recovery efforts continue at the scene. The Lagos State Government has deployed emergency responders and heavy-duty rescue equipment through the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) to support ongoing operations following a…
Several people have been reported trapped after a two-storey building collapsed in the Oyingbo area of Lagos in the early hours of Monday. According to a situation report issued by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, the incident occurred at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop, around 12:20…
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…
