Building Collapse: Rescuers Pull 16 Survivors from Rubble in Lagos

Six additional victims have been rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed storey building in the Satellite Town area of Lagos State, bringing the total number of survivors rescued to 16.

 

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said the building collapsed on Thursday along Old Ojo Road, near Alakija Bus Stop, off the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.

 

The agency disclosed that it received a distress call at 11:37 a.m. and immediately deployed emergency responders from the Ijegun-Egba Fire Station, who arrived at the scene at 11:49 a.m. to commence rescue operations.

 

According to the service, the collapsed structure was a residential storey building occupied by several residents at the time of the incident.

 

Ten victims were initially rescued alive from the debris and handed over to medical personnel for treatment. Six more survivors were later pulled from the rubble.

 

“Search and rescue operations remain ongoing as emergency responders continue efforts to locate, extricate and evacuate any persons who may still be trapped beneath the debris,” the agency said in a statement.

 

The rescue operation involves personnel from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Federal Fire Service, Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Navy, Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps and the Nigerian Red Cross Society.

 

Authorities said efforts are continuing to determine whether more victims remain trapped, adding that further updates will be provided as the operation progresses.