Three persons were reportedly trapped under a building that collapsed at the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Monday.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the collapsed building is located at 97, Lagos Road, Haruna, Ikorodu.
Ibrahim Farinloye, the Acting Coordinator of NEMA, Southwest, confirmed the incident saying the building collapsed around 10 p.m. on Monday.
Farinloye said two persons were rescued, but sustained different degrees of injuries and they were at Ikorodu General Hospital, receiving medical treatment.
He said, “Immediately the incidence occurred, the local residents within the area mobilised themselves to carry out initial rescue activities. Though, fire service and Police responded, but unable to do much due to unavailability of equipment to lift the rumble on the suspected location of the trapped victims.”
He added that the agency gathered that the affected building is an abandoned one, whose owner had asked the occupants to leave but some remained without the owner’s consent.