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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed one casualty in the two-storey building that collapsed on Coast Street, Oyingbo, Lagos, in the early hours of Monday, October 27.
The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this while addressing newsmen. He said the agency received a distress call at 12:11 a.m. and immediately mobilised emergency responders to the scene.
“Under the watch of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, once we received the distress call, all emergency responders, including members of the Local Emergency Management Committee, moved swiftly to the scene.
“Our response was not only effective but efficient. We moved strategically and systematically. So far, we have evacuated 21 people to various general hospitals, and they are receiving adequate treatment.
“In Lagos State, victims of emergencies are treated free of charge, and that policy is being implemented right now,” he said.
He added that five other victims were treated on the spot by the LASEMA Ambulance Team and discharged after receiving medical attention.
Oke-Osanyintolu further confirmed that one fatality was recorded, and the body has been deposited in the mortuary.
He noted that rescue operations were ongoing “with precision and coordination” to prevent further casualties.
