Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Femi Osanyintolu said two-storey building has collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos State.
Osanyintolu said that several people are still trapped in the rubble of the building. While efforts by other workers on-site to save those trapped are ongoing.
The affected building is under construction along Glover road.
An eyewitness said the building caved in on Friday evening and rescue efforts are still being awaited.
The eyewitness said voices of those trapped can be heard from beneath the rubble. The victims are still expecting emergency officials to beef up the rescue operation.
, Femi Osanyintolu, the LASEMA boss who confirmed the collapse, said emergency response has been activated.
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Osanyintolu said the residence in the area should be calm because LASEMA has expedited action for evacuation.
“A building collapsed in the afternoon at 4.10 pm today, Friday, November 1, 2019, at Glover Court Ikoyi. It is a two-storey building under construction.
“LASEMA already activated the Lagos Emergency Response Plan for all first responders to move to the site of the collapsed building,” Osanyintolu said:
