Two-storey building collapses in Lagos, one injured, five rescued

A two-storey gathering collapsed connected Wednesday evening astatine 4 Modupeola Street, Mangoro Bus Stop, Alimosho country of Lagos State, leaving 1 idiosyncratic injured portion 5 others were rescued.

The incident, which occurred astir 6:00 p.m., trapped a 44-year-old antheral identified arsenic a nonmigratory of 10 Olabode Street, Alimosho. He was aboriginal pulled retired of the rubble with fractures and bruises. Officials of the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) instantly conveyed him to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Surgical Emergency unit, wherever helium was admitted successful unchangeable condition.

According to the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, the 5 rescued victims were taken to a backstage infirmary successful the neighbourhood and are receiving treatment.

“The LASEMA and different archetypal responders got to the country successful bully clip and rescued a trapped unfortunate and 5 others from the rubble,” Omotoso said.

He added that the trapped unfortunate “arrived astatine the infirmary successful a unchangeable information and was instantly admitted for further treatment.”

Videos circulating connected societal media showed operatives of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) astatine the site, assisting successful the rescue operations. However, the origin of the illness has not yet been determined.

The latest incidental adds to the increasing fig of gathering illness cases successful Lagos. In May, 3 members of a household died erstwhile an uncompleted two-storey gathering caved successful astatine Ikorodu. Similarly, successful July, 4 radical narrowly escaped decease aft a three-storey operation collapsed on Adeniji-Adele Road, Isale Eko.

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