To avert high casualty rescued operation was carried out by combined effort of government officials, youths and members of the Community Development Association in the area.

As at time of filling this report, officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and the Lagos State Fire Service were on the ground for the rescue operation.

General Manager, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, told journalists that two persons died in the collapsed buildings, saying that the three-storey building caved in at 11pm on Wednesday night.

He added that, “The building collapsed on top of a bungalow next to it. Emergency response was activated with all stakeholders on the ground. 10 people were evacuated and taken to the General Hospital and Massey Hospital.

“Two dead bodies were recovered and have been deposited in the morgue as emergency response is still ongoing,’ he stated.

He added that 10 other people were rescued from the debris of the collapse and that investigation was ongoing to ascertain the cause of the collapse of the building.

Osanyitolu said LASEMA made use of its sophisticated equipment in rescuing victims from the debris, adding that as at this morning, the rescue team had reached the ground floor as nobody was still strapped in the debris.

He said “We will carry out our investigation to ascertain the cause of the collapse. The commissioners for physical planning and urban development and special duties are on the ground. We have condoned off the area,” he said.

Leadership checks show that over 10 buildings have collapsed in Lagos in the last nine months, with Lagos Island topping the chart of collapse buildings.