Nine victims rescued as four-storey building collapses in Lagos

Nine residents have been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed four-storey building in Lagos.

The building, located at Iga Idungaran, near Oba of Lagos’ palace on Lagos Island, collapsed on Thursday.

Giving an update on the incident, Gbenga Omotoso, Lagos commissioner for information and strategy, via his X account, announced that nine out of the 10 people trapped in the rubble have been rescued.

Omotoso said the rescued victims are receiving treatment at the Iga Iduganran primary health centre.

“Ten people were affected by the collapse. Nine have been rescued. One person remains trapped in the rubble. The survivors are receiving care at the Iga Iduganran primary health centre,” the commissioner wrote.

Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) are currently at the scene for search and rescue operations.