A building under construction has collapsed in Lagos. Six people were rescued while two bodies were first recovered after the building collapsed on Wednesday.
The death toll recorded in the collapsed building, which happened at Oriwu Street in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State, has now increased to four.
This was confirmed in a statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday.
“Two more dead bodies brought out of the rubble this morning,” he stated in the statement sent to newsmen.
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.
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.