Three Dead, Several Rescued in Lagos Building Collapse at Arowojobe Estate

Three people have been confirmed dead following a building collapse at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of Lagos State on Thursday.

The incident involved a set of three terraces under construction, one of which collapsed. One individual who was rescued is currently receiving treatment on-site.

Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), reported that the collapse occurred at No. 13, Wilson Mba St., Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, in the early hours of Thursday.

He confirmed that the three deceased were site workers.

“The agency received a distress call regarding a collapsed building at the above address at about 3:49 a.m.

This prompted the immediate activation of the agency’s response team to the scene of the incident at 3:58 a.m.

Search and rescue operations began immediately, and three adult males were recovered dead, two male adults were rescued alive, and one adult male trapped under the rubble was rescued,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.

He added that the rescued ones were carried out through the efforts of LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service.

“All the six men were site workers.

“They are receiving pre-hospital care on location while the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit 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,” he said

He credited the successful rescue efforts to LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service.