Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, yesterday said the death toll from the rubble of a three-storey building that collapsed at Ojodu-Berger area has risen to seven.
Permanent Secretary of the agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed this in a statement in Lagos.
Oke-Osanyintolu added that the total number of people rescued had increased to 13.
“As at the time of this report, the total number of victims is now 20.13 people have been rescued alive, comprising four adult females and nine adult males.
“The number of bodies recovered so far are now seven, comprising five adult females and two adult males,” he said.
He said the operation is still ongoing, adding that safety precautions had been activated.
“Crowd control, outer and inner cordons are being maintained to ensure safe operation,” he said.
It would be recalled that the three-storey building collapsed around 09:45am on Saturday.
“Following distress alerts at 09.45hrs, LASEMA activated the Emergency Response Plans from Command and Control Centre, Alausa and Onipanu.
“Upon arrival at the incident scene by 09.52hrs, it was discovered that a three-storey building housing a restaurant and bar had collapsed, with several victims trapped under the debris at the aforementioned location,” he said.
