A middle aged woman rescued in another building collapse in Lagos
A middle aged woman was dug out of the rubble of a three storey building which collapsed in Ebute Metta area of Lagos on Friday.
The woman said to be about 30 years of age, was saved by neighbours and passersby who came to the rescue when the building, located directly opposite Ebute Metta Comprehensive Health Centre on Abeokuta Street, collapsed at about 1pm, the busy period of the early afternoon..
This is coming barely two weeks after another three-storey building collapsed on a bungalow at Freeman Street, Lagos Island, killing a policewoman and two children.
Although no life was lost in Friday’s incident, residents said it was because the building gave way in the afternoon when occupants had gone out.
According to Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, the rescued woman has been evacuated to the hospital for treatment.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the cause of the building collapse was yet to be determined, adding that the place had been cordoned off to prevent secondary disaster.
He said buildings adjacent to the collapsed structure were being examined by the material testing agency for possible damages.
The LASEMA Response Team, LRT, LRU Ambulance unit, Lasambus, LABSCA, Material Texting Agency, Lagos Fire Service and the Police were among the agencies that assisted in the search and rescue efforts the moment the building gave way.
