10 Rescued As Building Collapses In Lagos

Ten people were rescued on Thursday after a two-storey building collapsed in the Isale Eko area of Lagos State.

The structure, reported to have been defective, collapsed following a fire in parts of Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island.

The Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the incident made it known that 14 other buildings were seriously impacted by the fire.

But while providing an update about the incident, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said the rescued persons are receiving treatment.

“All ten people, nine adults, and one 17-year-old girl have been rescued from the rubble,” he said.

“Having received pre-hospital care from the agency paramedics, they are now at Iga Iduganran Primary Health Care Centre receiving care.

“The remains of the building will now be leveled to ground zero while the adjacent building will undergo integrity and material testing.”