One dead, three rescued after Lagos building collapse

One person was killed and three adult men were rescued after a two-storey building under construction collapsed in Lagos’ Fadeyi area, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said. Search and rescue operations were continuing to determine whether anyone else remained trapped beneath the rubble. The collapse occurred in the early hours of October 23 on Akinola Street, near Fadeyi Bus Stop along Ikorodu Road. LASEMA said it received a distress call at 12:10 a.m. and dispatched its Cobra Response Team from its Onipanu base. The team arrived two minutes later. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said responders suspected construction workers were beneath the debris. During the operation, they heard groaning sounds under the rubble, and an excavator was deployed to help clear debris and reach areas where people might be trapped. LASEMA said the three rescued men received prehospital care from its paramedics and personnel of the Lagos State Ambulance Service before being taken to a hospital for further treatment. One person was recovered dead. The agency did not give a final count of how many people may have been at the site or remained missing while...