A seven-story building still under construction reportedly collapsed, Wednesday, in the Banana Island area of Lagos.
A statement by the Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, said the unapproved building located at Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos, collapsed, with an undisclosed number of construction workers at the site trapped under the rubble.
“We just received a report that a Storey building under construction at Banana Island, Ikoyi, just collapsed. Workers are trapped and we are mobilising to respond,” Farinloye said.
NEMA reports that the agency has swiftly mobilized its staff and other rescue team to the site for rescue operation. The Agency assured the public that there were no fatalities except for a few persons who sustained injuries.
According to the Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mukaila Sanusi, who assured that the government has launched an investigation into the incident said that the building collapsed while casting was being done and that few victims, who sustained injuries, were being treated.
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Engr. T.ayo Bamgbose-Martins, was immediately on site to assess the situation and flag-off investigation.
He urged members of the public to remain calm and expect further information from the Ministry as reports unfold
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