A three-storey building has collapsed along Adeniji Adele Road in Lagos Island.
At least four occupants were rescued from the rubble and rushed to the hospital shortly after the incident occurred on Thursday.
Gbenga Omotoso, Lagos State Commissioner for Information, confirmed the building collapse in a Facebook post, stating that the cause of the incident has not yet been established.
“A three-storey building has collapsed on Lagos Island,” Omotoso said.
“It is not yet clear why 2/4, Asesi Lane, Sasi Lane, (SASI Palace), Adeniji Adele Road went down. Four persons have been rescued from the rubble. They have been taken to hospital.”
He added that response teams currently at the site include the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), and the Nigeria Police.
According to him, rescue operations are ongoing, with officials working to determine if more people are still trapped under the debris.
The incident marks yet another case in the troubling trend of repeated building collapses in Lagos State.
