Again, six rescued as two-storey building collapse in Lagos

Six persons, including a trapped victim, were rescued on Wednesday after a two-storey building collapsed on Modupeola Street, Mangoro, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Online learnt on Thursday that the incident occurred around 6 pm, barely two weeks after four people lost their lives when a three-storey building caved in at No. 325 Bornu Street, Ebute Meta.

Confirming the development in a statement posted on his Instagram handle on Wednesday, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said operatives of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority and other first responders swiftly arrived at the scene.

Omotoso wrote, “A two-storey building has collapsed at 4, Modupeola Street, Mangoro bus stop, Alimosho, Lagos State.

“The cause of the incident, which occurred around 6 p.m., was not immediately known.

“Government officials have launched a probe into the incident.”

He explained that responders rescued six people from the rubble.

“The LASEMA and other first responders got to the scene in good time and rescued a trapped victim and five others from the rubble,” he said.

According to him, the five rescued victims were taken to a private hospital nearby, while the trapped victim, who sustained a fracture and bruises, was transported by the Lagos State Ambulance Service to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Surgical Emergency.

“He (the trapped victim) arrived at the hospital in a stable condition and was immediately admitted for further treatment. The 44-year-old patient lives at 10, Olabode Street, Alimosho,” Omotoso added.

The latest incident comes amid renewed calls for stricter enforcement of building regulations as Lagos continues to grapple with frequent cases of building collapse.

In July, four people narrowly escaped death after a three-storey building collapsed along Adeniji-Adele Road in the Isale Eko area.(Punch)