LASEMA Responds to Building Collapse in Lagos, One Dead

A two-storey building under construction collapsed in the Fadeyi area of Lagos State, resulting in one fatality and three rescues. The incident occurred on Akinola Street, near Fadeyi Bus Stop, off Ikorodu Road, in the early hours of Friday.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), led by Permanent Secretary Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, received a distress call at 12:10 a.m. and activated its Cobra Response Team from the Onipanu Base. The team arrived at the scene just two minutes later, at 12:12 a.m., and began search-and-rescue operations.

Responders discovered that construction workers were likely trapped beneath the rubble. The operation intensified when rescuers heard groaning sounds from beneath the debris, indicating that some workers were still alive.