ICYMI: Six rescued as three-storey building collapses in Lagos

Scene of the collapsed building in Lagos

A three-storey collapsed around 9.30pm in the Osasa area of Bariga, Lagos State on Sunday.

Eyewitnesses said six people were rescued around 10:30 pm from the residential building. They also said that many more might be trapped in the rubble.

A resident of the area, Dele Timothy, said, “I stay around the area; the building that collapsed is a residential building and the incident happened around 9.30pm. People are still there, but rescuers have been able to pull out about six people.

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“Men of the Lagos State Fire Service are already on the ground, but they are unable to gain entry yet because the road to the scene is really bad.”

An official of the Lagos State Fire Service, who doesn’t want his name in print said rescue operation had yet to commence as he and his colleagues had yet to access the area.

“We are here already but the road is bad and there is indiscriminate parking on the street. So, we have not been able to gain access to the building. The police are also around and we are thinking of what to do, but for now, rescue operation has not started,” he said.