May 30, (THEWILL)- A two-storey building located in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State has collapsed.
The building on 15 Iga Iduganran Street, near the Oba of Lagos’s palace, collapsed on Thursday.
Spokesperson of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nosa Okunbor, who confirmed the incident, said some people are still trapped in the ruins of the collapsed building.
Okunbor said Permanent Secretary, Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, has mobilised rescue teams from the agency’s headquarters, Command, and Control Centre for a search and rescue operation.
“PS LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, has rolled out with the elite team from LASEMA HQ, Command, and Control Centre, to supervise and coordinate the search and rescue operations at the scene of the collapsed building that occurred at 15 Iga Iduganran, close to Oba’s palace, Lagos Island,” he said.
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