PHOTOS: Many Trapped As Three-Storey Building Collapses In Yaba, Lagos

PHOTOS: Many Trapped As Three-Storey Building Collapses In Yaba, Lagos

A three-storey building under construction at No. 333 Borno Way, Alagomeji, Yaba, collapsed late Friday night, leaving several construction workers feared trapped beneath the debris.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, in a preliminary update issued by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed that a coordinated search-and-rescue mission was immediately activated at the site.

Responders currently at the scene include officials of LASEMA’s Onipanu Rescue Unit, the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LABSCA, the Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force Area C Command, and the Rapid Response Squad, RRS.

Although the exact cause of the collapse has not been established, investigations are underway to determine whether it was linked to structural defects, regulatory breaches, or other factors.

So far, three adult males have been pulled out alive by emergency teams. They were initially stabilised at the scene by LASAMBUS medics before being transferred to Harvey Road General Hospital, Yaba, for further treatment.

TGM recalls that on July 3, a three-storey building collapsed in Lagos Island, leaving several occupants trapped.