Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has rescued two persons from a building that collapsed in Agarawu Street, Aroloya Central Mosque in Idumota, Lagos Island.
Permanent Secretary of the agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said the incident happened at about 2pm on Monday.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency received a distress call through its 767 and 112 Emergency Toll-Free lines at 2:16pm and its response team from Lekki Base rushed to the scene.
“On arrival at the scene, it was discovered that a storey building, under construction, self-collapsed at the aforementioned location.
“So far, two adult males, rescued from the rubble of the building, had been given first aid treatment by LRU Pre-Hospital Care Unit,” he said.
According to him, no other casualty has been recorded as at the time of filing this report.
He said law enforcement agencies had condoned off the scene.
He also said the immediate cause of the collapse of the building, which was under construction, is yet to be ascertained, adding that further investigations would be conducted.
He added that the agency’s search and rescue operations had been concluded.
