‎Six victims hospitalised as Lagos seals two-storey collapsed building

‎The Lagos State government has sealed the two-storey building that collapsed on Modupeola Street, Mangoro, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State on Wednesday evening.
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‎The incident occurred around 6pm, trapping six construction workers in the rubble.
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‎The incident comes barely two weeks after four people lost their lives when a three-storey building caved in at No. 325 Bornu Street, Ebute Meta area of the state.
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‎Confirming the development in a statement posted on his Instagram handle on Wednesday, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said operatives of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority and other first responders swiftly arrived at the scene.
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‎Omotoso wrote, “A two-storey building has collapsed at 4, Modupeola Street, Mangoro bus stop, Alimosho, Lagos State.
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‎“The cause of the incident, which occurred around 6 p.m., was not immediately known. Government officials have launched a probe into the incident.”
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‎“The LASEMA and other first responders got to the scene in good time and rescued a trapped victim and five others from the rubble,” he said.
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‎According to him, the five rescued victims were taken to a private hospital nearby, while the trapped victim, who sustained a fracture and bruises, was transported by the Lagos State Ambulance Service to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Surgical Emergency.
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‎“He (the trapped victim) arrived at the hospital in a stable condition and was immediately admitted for further treatment. The 44-year-old patient lives at 10, Olabode Street, Alimosho,” Omotoso added.
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‎Also, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service on Wednesday stated that the structure, which was originally a bungalow, had been undergoing conversion into a two-storey building while occupants still resided on the ground floor.
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‎The Controller General of the agency, Margaret Adeseye, who confirmed this in a statement obtained by PUNCH Metro, added that the collapse affected the rear section of the building.
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‎”The situation is currently under control. Responding units included the Ikeja Fire Station and Agege Fire Station. Five construction workers, all male adults, who were rescued, sustained varying degrees of injuries and were promptly transported to the hospital for treatment.”
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‎Adeseye added that no fatality was recorded in the incident.