There was pandemonium in Lagos on Tuesday after a
four-storey building collapsed at No 3, Massey Street, Lagos Island, with 13
people rescued alive.
Details of the collapse were sketchy as of the press
time, but information made available by
the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) indicated that rescue
operations were still ongoing with no figures of casualties yet.
Mr Adesina Tiamiyu, the Managing Director of LASEMA in
statement said the agency promptly made rescue equipment
available at the site of the collapse, and that all efforts were being made to
rescue as many trapped occupants as possible.
“We have rescued 13 victims alive and recovery operation
ongoing. Our heavy duty equipment are searching through the rubbles and the
rescue operation is being conducted by the LASEMA Response Unit, NEMA,
LASAMBUS, and Lagos State Fire Service. Others includes Civil Defence, Red
Cross Police,” he said.
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