One body has been recovered from the rubble of the three-storey building that collapsed at Alagomeji, in the Yaba area of Lagos State.
Disclosing this in its Day 2 incident report on Saturday, the National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA), said the body of a male victim was recovered from the rubble during ongoing search and rescue operations.
The National Emergency Management Agency, in its Day 2 incident report on Saturday, said the body of a male victim was recovered from the rubble during ongoing search and rescue operations.
“One body (male) has just been recovered from the rubble.Search and rescue operation is still ongoing at the building collapse scene. NEMA, LASEMA, Fire Services, Police, FRSC and NSCDC are on ground. The number of persons rescued remain four; they are in stable condition. No additional person has been rescued at the time of this report but there is speculation of two more persons under the rubbles.”
Reports indicated that four people had earlier been rescued alive from the structure which caved in at about 7:46 p.m.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Fire Service reported that eight construction workers had been rescued from the site of the collapsed building.
