5 year old girl rescued from collapsed Building in Lagos (Photos

A 5-year-old girl was rescued by
officials of the Lagos state emergency
services(LASEMA) after a building
collapsed Meran, Abule Egba, Lagos
on Saturday. 2 casualties were
recorded.
Below is a statement from LASEMA
on the incident;
The Agency received a distress call via
the Emergency toll-free number
767/112 today Saturday 22nd July 2017
at about 11:48 a.m concerning a
collapsed building at No 7 Saidu
Okeleji Street, Alaro Street Meran
Abule Egba. This prompted the
immediate activation of the Agency’s
Emergency Response to the scene of the
incident.
An investigation conducted by the
Agency at the scene of the incident
revealed that an existing bungalow
under construction with sands and
concrete blocks seen on the deck
suddenly caved in with three people
trapped under the rubble.
The prompt response by emergency
responders led to the rescue of a 5
years old girl identified as Moyin, who
was immediately moved to a General
Hospital in Ikeja by the Lagos State
Ambulance Service, while two persons,
a 30-year-old mother identified as
Basirat and her daughter identified as
Bisoye were both recovered dead and
were moved to the Mortuary by the
State Environmental Monitoring
Health Monitoring Unit SEHMU.
The Agency’s LASEMA Response Unit
and the Fire Unit, Lagos State Fire
Services, Nigerian Police Force,
LASAMBUS, RRS and Red Cross were
responders present at the scene of the
incident.
The General Manager LASEMA Mr
Adesina Tiamiyu said a proper
investigation would be conducted into
the incident by the appropriate
Agencies, he, however, advised owners
and developers of buildings in the State
to adhere to building codes and
physical planning laws of the State so
as to avert an unnecessary loss of
lives.