A baby with an undisclosed age has been announced as part of those trapped under the rubbles of a collapsed building in the Ebute Meta area of Lagos.
Also trapped in the collapsed one-storey building on 122, Herbert Macaulay way, are two women after the successful rescue of one other female victim.
An incident which happened in the early hours of Friday morning.
Confirming the incident, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, in a statement noted that efforts were underway to rescue the victims and the baby.
She said, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is currently attending to an emergency which was reported at 09:00 hours to 122, Herbert Macaulay Way, Lagos Bus Stop, Ebute Meta, Lagos where a one-storey building with penthouse has collapsed and two adults and a baby, all females are still trapped with search and rescue ongoing.
“However, an adult female has been rescued alive in stable condition as the State Emergency Response fully activated.”
This building collapse adds to the disturbing of similar incidences in the state.
In November, an elderly woman was killed in a partial collapse of a two-storey building in Oloto Street, Ebute Metta.
In September, a building with over 500 rooms collapsed in the Ketu area of the state, injuring two residents.
The building, initially built as a school but converted to a residential apartment, partially collapsed during heavy rainfall.
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