Rescue operations have ended at ground zero of a collapsed story building where Three persons died.
Emergency workers rescue a child from the scene of a collapsed building on Freeman Street, in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State on July 11, 2020.
Nine others were injured following the building collapse on Freeman Street.
Control TV investigations revealed that the three-story building collapsed at about 3am on Saturday when residents were asleep.
The Director-General of the State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the tragic incident saying a lot of structures need to undergo Intergrity tests.
Remains of the dead have been deposited at the mortuary, while the nine injured are being administered pre-hospital care by the agency. Some of them as at this evening have been discharged Control TV learnt.
Oke-Osanyintolu explained that the victims comprise a child and two adults, adding that the agency is moving the ‘unstable’ structure to ground zero.
According to the LASEMA Boss, the measure is based on the safety and stability of residents of the area and indeed the state.
“We were able to rescue nine people alive and we sympathise with the people that lost their loved ones in there. We recovered three bodies. The three bodies that were rescued have been deposited in the mortuary.
“It is pertinent to note that we have served these people for over three months ago. The building controlling agency was there to serve them. The material testing did the needful in terms of doing the integrity test of this structure and it failed,” he said.
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Meanwhile, officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LABSCA), Ministry of Physical planning, Nigeria Police carried out the rescue operations.
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