One person died while two others were rescued alive following the partial collapse of a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition in Aboru, Lagos.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the incident in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
The statement was signed by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident occurred at about midnight at No. 42, Governors Road, Aboru, in the Alimosho area of the state.
He said its Alpha Eagle Response Team was dispatched from the Cappa, Oshodi Response Unit at 12:56 a.m. following a distress call.
According to him, the team arrived at the scene within the projected response time and confirmed that workers were trapped beneath the rubble.
“Preliminary findings indicate that the building was being manually demolished when the collapse occurred,” he said.
He said two adult males were successfully extricated alive from the debris during the search and rescue operation.
Oke-Osanyintolu said one adult male was also recovered dead from beneath the collapsed structure.
He urged members of the public and developers to comply strictly with building regulations and engage only certified professionals for demolition and construction activities.
The Permanent Secretary also urged residents to report suspicious or unsafe building activities through the 767 and 112 toll-free emergency numbers. (NAN)
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