One Killed, 12 Rescued In Lagos Building Collapse (Pictures)

At least one person has been killed at the scene of the two-storey building that collapsed on Oremeta Street in Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos State.

It was gathered that 12 persons were rescued in the unfortunate incident which occurred on Saturday.

This was contained in a statement by Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Damilola Oke-Osanyitolu.

He said that said the emergency responders on the ground would “get to ground zero” for other victims still trapped under the rubble.

Oke-Osanyitolu said: “A two-storey building collapsed; we’ve activated the Lagos State Emergency response plan under the watch of the Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and you can see that we’re painstaking in the way we’re responding and the operation is ongoing.

“I need to remind the good people of Lagos State to remain cool, calm and collected.

“We’re working with all the local people; we’re working with all the primary responders and we’re on top of the situation.”

Responding to the concern of some of the residents that many could still be trapped, he said, “There’s no roll call but the most important thing is that we’re going to get to ground zero.

“By the time we get to ground zero, we’ll see everything that is in there and we’re going to give a comprehensive report. The governor is aware of the situation and has been coordinating the response plan.”

Meanwhile, the South-West Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, said: “The cause of the collapsed building has yet to be ascertained as of the time of writing this report. Twelve victims have been rescued, one adult dead.”