A one-storey building at Ebute Meta in Lagos state, has
caved in.
The building collapsed on Friday morning.
In a statement released on Friday, Margaret Adeseye,
director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, said three persons, including
a baby, have been trapped in the collapsed building.
Adeseye said a woman has been rescued alive from the rubble.
“The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is currently
attending to an emergency which was reported at 09:00 hours to 122, Herbert
Macaulay Way, Lagos Bus Stop, Ebute Meta, Lagos, where a one-storey building
with penthouse has collapsed and two adults and a baby, all females are still
trapped with search and rescue ongoing.
“However, an adult female has been rescued alive in stable
condition as the state emergency response fully activated.”
The incident adds to the growing list of building collapses
in Lagos.
In November, an elderly woman was killed in a partial
collapse of a two-storey building in Oloto street, Ebute Metta.
In September, a building with over 500 rooms collapsed in
the Ketu area of the state, injuring two residents.
The building, initially built as a school but converted to a
residential apartment, partially collapsed during a heavy rainfall.
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