Two people have been reported dead in a building collapse that occurred in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
A statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said six persons were also rescued from the rubbles of the three-storey building collapse.
According to Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency is yet to ascertain the cause of the collapse as an investigation on the incident is still ongoing.
The statement said, “So far, two adult males have been extricated from the rubbles of the collapsed building. Six seriously injured adult males were rescued and were administered immediate medical care by the LRU Pre-Hospital Care Unit, before being transported to Marina General Hospital for further treatment.”
Oke-Osanyintolu also noted that officials of the LASEMA response team have already commenced a search and rescue operation at the scene of the incident.
He also stated that the Lagos Rail Transport is working with LASEMA to coordinate other relevant stakeholders for effective response at the incident scene while the agency’s heavy duty extractor has been deployed to the scene of the incident.