A three-storey shopping complex collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos State on Thursday, leaving one person dead, 10 others rescued, and an unspecified number feared trapped beneath the rubble.
The building, located on Old Ojo Road near Alakija Bus Stop, off the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Satellite Town, collapsed at about 11:40 a.m., prompting an emergency response from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and other rescue agencies.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, LASEMA said a coordinated rescue operation was underway to locate and extricate victims trapped in the debris.
In a viral video from the scene, one eyewitness said, “Just now a building collapsed at Alakija, and half of the building is down, and people are inside.”
See the video below:
https://x.com/i/status/2070147066429362391
The incident came just hours after another building collapse in Port Harcourt, where one person is feared dead and several others were trapped after a three-storey building under construction along Peter Odili Road caved in.
A survivor at the Port Harcourt site, identified simply as Taiwo, said at least seven workers were trapped when the building suddenly came down.
Taiwo, whose brother was among those trapped, said about four people had been rescued alive as of 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
He said, “This morning, I went out to buy something. About eight people were working inside, and they said some of them are Hausa people.
“One of my brothers was inside. Four of them were brought out. But other people are still inside (trapped).”
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