•The collapsed storey building
10 persons have been rescued alive so far from the rubble of the collapsed three-storey building in Satellite Town, Lagos.
According to a statement signed by the Controller General Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, and made available to The Frontier this afternoon, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service received a distress call at 11:37 hours regarding a building collapse incident at Old Ojo Road, by Alakija Bus Stop, off the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Satellite Town, Lagos.
Emergency responders from the Ijegun-Egba Fire Station were immediately mobilised and arrived at the scene at 11:49 hours.
The fire service boss said the incident involves the collapse of a storey building, an existing residential structure occupied by multiple residents at the time of the incident.
“As of the time of this report, 10 persons have been rescued alive with varying degrees of injuries and have been handed over to medical personnel for necessary treatment.
“Search and rescue operations remain ongoing as emergency responders continue efforts to locate, extricate, and evacuate any persons who may still be trapped beneath the debris,” she said.
Agencies currently participating in the coordinated rescue operation include: Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Federal Fire Service, Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Navy, Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) and the Nigerian Red Cross Society.
“Further updates will be provided as the rescue operation progresses,” the statement added.
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