Scene of the incident. Photo: LASEMA
No fewer than eight persons, including an infant girl, have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a three-storey shopping complex in the Alakija area of Lagos-Badagary Expressway on Thursday.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency disclosed that 26 other victims were rescued from the rubble as emergency responders continued search and rescue operations at the scene.
The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in an update on the incident on Thursday.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the building, which housed shops and business premises, collapsed earlier in the day, prompting the activation of the state’s emergency response system.
