Three verified deaths have occurred as a result of a building collapse at 13 Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate Maryland, Lagos State.
It was learned that the regrettable event happened on Thursday morning in the wee hours.
Officials from the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, or LASEMA, are reportedly conducting rescue operations at the location.
Two people were said to have been pulled alive from the debris by LASEMA Permanent Secretary Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, who verified the occurrence.
“LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire service recovered three adult males dead, saved two adult males alive, and rescued one adult male trapped under the rubble.”
The six males were all employed at the facility. While SEHMU has been contacted regarding the bodies of the three deceased, they are receiving pre-hospital care on site, Oke-Osanyitolu revealed.
Several buildings in Lagos State and other regions of the nation have collapsed.