The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that one person died following the collapse of a three-storey building at 333 Borno Way, Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos State.
In its Day 2 incident report yesterday, NEMA disclosed that the body of a male victim was recovered from the rubble during ongoing search-and-rescue operations.
An earlier report indicated that four people had been rescued alive after the structure gave way around 7:46 p.m. on Friday.
Providing an update on X, NEMA said: “Search-and-rescue operation is still ongoing at the building collapse scene. NEMA, LASEMA, Fire Services, Police, FRSC, and NSCDC are on the ground. The number of persons rescued remains 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 rubble.”
In a later update, the agency confirmed that one body had been recovered from the debris, while efforts continued to ensure no one was left trapped.
“One body (male) has just been recovered from the rubble. Search-and-Rescue operation is still ongoing,” NEMA added.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service announced that eight construction workers had been rescued from the site.
Its Deputy Controller General, Olajide Ogabi, reassured residents regarding fears of a suspected leaked gas pipeline odour around the Ikeja axis on Friday evening, clarifying that the situation had been contained without any incident.
According to Ogabi, all eight trapped victims had been rescued alive by 5 a.m. yesterday and were receiving hospital treatment, as search operations reached ground zero while rubble evacuation continued.
The four-storey building, still under construction, collapsed around 8 p.m. on Friday before the intervention of first responders.
The rescue mission involved all relevant emergency agencies, including the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), and the Nigeria Police, Lagos Command.
Ogabi stated: “Further updates will be communicated as the situation unfolds, please.”
On the leaked gas pipeline, Ogabi explained that the odour was linked to a routine decongestion exercise of gaseous particles by Axxela Group, the parent company of Gaslink, owners of the pipeline supplying the corridor. He assured that the effect had been neutralised.