No fewer than three people have been confirmed dead and others wounded in a building that collapsed in the early hours of Thursday at 13 Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland in Lagos.

The structure was reportedly under construction before collapsing and killing the construction workers on site.
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the unfortunate incident, saying the agency responded to the building collapse and discovered that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed.

He said, ”Search and rescue operations began immediately. Three adult males were recovered dead, two male adults were rescued alive, and one adult male trapped under the rubble was rescued alive by the LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire service.

“All the six men were site workers. They are receiving pre-hospital care on location while SEHMU has been contacted for the remains of the three fatalities.

“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."