National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the death toll at the Ebute Metta building collapse has hit eight.
Gatekeepers News reports that NEMA in a statement on Monday said the death toll increased from six to eight.
The acting Coordinator, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, said, “Two male additional bodies recovered, making eight deaths. The recovered corpses were deposited in some of the vehicles the emergency responders brought to the scene of the incident. The collapsed structure had been marked for demolition.
“Another three-storey building, on Lagos Street, about 200 metres away from the current scene has shown signs of distress with part throwing pebbles and falling off.
“The building had also been marked as distressed but the occupants were deviant.
However, the building has been re-sealed and occupants evacuated by officers of Lagos State Buildings Control Agency.”
Lagos Fire and Rescue Service earlier tweeted that “An alert of a collapse of a three-storey building by 32 Ibadan Street, Ebute Meta was received at 21:48 hours, Sunday with Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service already at the scene.
“Search and Rescue ongoing with updates to follow, please.”
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) stated that 20 persons have been rescued alive while two who sustained severe injuries were taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for treatment.
LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said, “20 rescued alive out of the victims rescued two sustained severe injuries and have been taken to LASUTH for further treatment.”
Gatekeepers News earlier reported that a three-storey building at 32 Ibadan Street, Ebute Metta, Lagos collapsed on Sunday night.
