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A building collapse in Aboru, a community in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, has claimed one life and injured two others.
According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the two-storey building was being manually demolished when it collapsed at about midnight on Thursday.
LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said in a statement on Thursday that the incident occurred at No. 42, Governors Road, Aboru, in the Alimosho area of the state.
Oke-Osanyintolu said LASEMA’s Alpha Eagle Response Team was dispatched from the Cappa, Oshodi Response Unit at 12:56 a.m. following a distress call.
He said the team arrived 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.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency immediately activated the state’s Emergency Response Plan and assumed incident command to coordinate the multi-agency rescue operation.
He said rescuers successfully rescued two men alive from the debris during the search and rescue operation.
Personnel from the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) administered life-saving first aid to the rescued victims before transporting them to a nearby health facility for further medical attention.
Oke-Osanyintolu said one adult male was also recovered dead from beneath the collapsed structure.
He commiserated with the family of the deceased and prayed for the quick recovery of the injured victims.
He said LASEMA, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and LASAMBUS were jointly conducting the rescue operation.
The incident area was cordoned off to protect residents and provide rescue personnel with unhindered access to the site, he added.
Oke-Osanyintolu said community leaders and security agencies were also working with emergency responders to ensure the operation was concluded safely.
He reiterated the Lagos State Government‘s commitment to protecting lives and property across the state.
The permanent secretary urged members of the public and developers to comply strictly with building regulations and engage only certified professionals for demolition and construction activities.
He also urged residents to report suspicious or unsafe building activities through the 767 and 112 toll-free emergency numbers.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the state government remained committed to strengthening emergency response through capacity building, equipment and the decentralisation of response units.
According to him, the measures will ensure a 10-minute emergency response time across Lagos.
He said he would provide further updates as the rescue and recovery operation progresses.
