Eniola Ajose
Following distress alerts at 09:45hrs, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, activated the State’s Emergency Response Plans from Command and Control Centre, Alausa and Onipanu.
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| Victims Rescued As LASEMA Releases Preliminary Report of Collapsed Building in Ojodu |
*INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:*
Upon arrival of Agency’s Response Teams at the incident scene by 09:52hrs, it was discovered that a 3-storey building housing a Restaurant and Bar had collapsed, with several victims trapped under the debris at the aforementioned location.
*CAUSE OF INCIDENT:*
- Cause of the collapsed building is yet to be ascertained as at the time of writing this report.
*CASUALTY REPORT:*
- 8 victims has been rescued so far.
- One of the rescued victims attended by the LASEMA Pre-Hospital Care Unit has been transported to the hospital for further medical attention.
- Fatality: No deaths has been recorded so far from the incident as the time of writing this report.
*ACTION TAKEN:*
- LASEMA Response Teams commenced Search and Rescue efforts immediately on arrival.
- Safety measures were activated with the operational area cordoned-off at the incident scene.
- The Agency`s Heavy-duty equipment, 'the escavator', has been activated and deployed to aid in the quick rescue of victims that may still be trapped beneath the collapsed structure
*CURRENT STATUS:*
- Search and Rescue operation is still ongoing.
*IN ATTENDANCE:*
- LASEMA Response Team (LRT) from Command and Control Centre, Alausa.
- LASEMA Response Team (LRT) from Onipanu.
- Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS.
- Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.
- LASTMA
- FRSC
- Nigerian Police Force
- LASEMA Pre-Hospital Care Unit.
- Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA.
- Chairman and representatives from Ojodu LCDA
