Six individuals, including a trapped victim, were rescued on Wednesday following the collapse of a two-storey building on Modupeola Street, Mangoro, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.
A source told PUNCH on Thursday that the incident happened around 6 p.m.
Confirming the development in a statement on his Twitter (x) handle on Wednesday, Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said operatives of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) and other first responders quickly arrived at the scene.
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Omotoso stated, “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 further explained that six people were rescued from the rubble by LASEMA and other first responders, including one trapped victim.
According to Omotoso, “The LASEMA and other first responders got to the scene in good time and rescued a trapped victim and five others from the rubble.”
The five rescued victims were taken to a nearby private hospital, 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.
Omotoso added, “He 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.”
This latest incident has sparked renewed calls for stricter enforcement of building regulations, as Lagos continues to face frequent cases of building collapse.
