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Occupants Injured As Building Collapses In Lagos 

The building located on Asesi Lane around the Adeniji Adele Road of the state went down suddenly overnight on Thursday.


Lagos building collapse

 

A three-storey building on Thursday collapsed on Lagos Island, injuring some occupants.

The building located on Asesi Lane around the Adeniji Adele Road went down suddenly early Thursday.

“Four persons have been rescued from the rubble. They have been taken to hospital,” Lagos State Information Commissioner Gbenga Omotoso said in a Facebook post.

Emergency responders from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), among others, have since gotten to the incident scene.

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Also, men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) joined the response team.

“The emergency responders are still in action at the unfortunate incident scene along Adeniji Adele road, at Sasi lane, Isale Eko.

“Our officials have diverted traffic from Zenith back through OBA’s place to make use of Enu owa to their various destinations.

“Victims rescued from the building have been taken to the hospital for treatment,” LASTMA wrote on social media.