Three trapped as one-storey building collapses in Lagos

Two adult females and a baby have been trapped in a one-storey building that collapsed in the Ebute-Metta area of Lagos State.

This is just as one person has been rescued from the debris of the collapsed one-storey building with a penthouse.

Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the incident in a statement, adding that efforts were underway to rescue the victims and the baby.

The statement read: “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is presently responding to an emergency reported at 09:00 hours at 122 Herbert Macaulay Way, Lagos Bus Stop, Ebute Meta, Lagos, where a one-storey building with a penthouse has collapsed.

“Two adults and a baby, all females, are currently trapped, and search and rescue efforts are underway.”

The rescue service director also noted that one adult female has been rescued successfully.

She said: “However, an adult female has been successfully rescued and is in stable condition, with the State Emergency Response fully activated.”