Another three-storey building, located on 100 Lagos Street, in the same axis has also been sealed for showing signs of distress
By Kehinde Okeowo
Six persons have been confirmed dead in a three-storey building that collapsed in the Ebute Meta axis of Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State on Sunday.
The building located on 24 Ibadan street, Harbert Macauly Way, Oyingbo reportedly caved in around 9:30pm and about 6 bodies that were buried under the rubbles have been recovered.
Another 23 persons who escaped with various degrees of injuries were also said to have been rescued from the rubble and treated.
Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, National Emergency Management Agency, and other agencies were seen at the scene of the collapsed building.
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An officer from the Lagos Territorial Office of NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, said six bodies have been recovered, while the search and rescue operation continued.
He said: “Altogether as of now, about 23 people have been rescued alive; 7 children and 16 adults. Nine of those rescued alive have been treated and discharged.”
Meanwhile, he added that another three-storey building, located on 100 Lagos Street, on the same axis has shown signs of distress with part of the building already falling off.
He went on to disclose that the building had also been marked as distressed but the occupants were deviant.
However, despite the resistance, the building has been sealed and occupants evacuated by officers of Lagos State Buildings Control Agency (LABSCA).