By Susan James –
National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), said one person has died as a result of a collapsed two-story structure in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
According to the Nigerian News Agency (NAN), the incident occurred around 10 p.m. on Monday; two people were rescued alive and taken to Ikorodu General Hospital for medical treatment.
Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, a spokesman for NEMA South West, told NAN on Tuesday that the two people hurt were a man and a woman.
The collapsed building was at 97 Lagos Road in Ikorodu’s Aruna neighborhood.
“Local folks in the neighborhood mobilized themselves to carry out first rescue actions as soon as the disaster occurred,” he said.
“Though, fire service and police responded, they were unable to do much due to unavailability of equipment to lift the rubble on the suspected location of the trapped victims.
“One body has been recovered. The emergency phase of search and rescue has ended with the evacuation of all debris to ground zero with no additional body recovered.
“So, far two rescued alive with injuries and one body recovered”.