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    News Flash: Three Die in Lagos Building Collapse 

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    The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed the death of three site workers following a building collapse at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of Lagos State.

    The incident occurred at No. 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, early Thursday morning. 

    The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, reported that the agency received an emergency call about the collapse at approximately 3:49 a.m. 

    Upon arrival, emergency personnel discovered that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed. 

    He said, “The agency received a distress call regarding a collapsed building at the above address at about 3.49 a.m.

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    “This prompted the immediate activation of the agency’s response team to the scene of the incident at 3.58 a.m.

    “It was discovered that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed.

    “Search and rescue operations began immediately and three adult males were recovered dead, two male adults were rescued alive and one adult male trapped under the rubble was rescued,” he said.

    The surviving workers are receiving pre-hospital care at the site, and the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit has been contacted to handle the remains of the deceased.

    The rescue efforts involved LASEMA, the Lagos State Fire Service, and the Nigeria Police Force. To expedite the operations, LASEMA deployed an excavator to assist in the ongoing search and rescue.

    Meteor Nigeria gathered that  rescuers continue to work at the scene to ensure all individuals are accounted for and to address the aftermath of the tragic incident.

    He added that the rescued ones were carried out through the efforts of LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service.

    “A combined team of agency personnel, fire service and Nigeria Police are working at the scene.

    “LASEMA’s excavator has been deployed to accelerate the search and rescue operations,” he said.

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