The Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said seven persons died when a building under construction collapsed in the Obalende area of Lagos on Sunday.
According to him, the building located at 60 Odo Street, Obalende, Eti-Osa Local Government Area, also injured 15 people when it partially collapsed.
He said: “Immediately we received a distress call at about 4:30p.m. on the incident, we activated our emergency response team and all responders headed for the scene.
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“Rescue operation is still ongoing while initial findings are as follows: 10 Casualties treated with minor injuries, five severely injured persons exhumed from the remains and transferred to hospital.”
Oke-Osanyintolu said that seven fatalities were six males and one female.
