At about 2pm yesterday 25th of July
eyewitnesses called the Toll-free emergency
line 112 to report that a building had
collapsed at No 3 Massey street, Lagos
Island. The Emergency responders
immediately left base for the scene. As at
7pm last night, 5 children and 10 adults had
been rescued. 20 hours after the collapse,
the recovery operation is still ongoing by the
emergency responders of the LASEMA
Response Unit and other responder
agencies searching through the debris with
Heavy duty and light rescue equipment to
ensure that they are no other victims
trapped in the rubble.
Once the site has been declared stable,
reclamation will commence.
It is a great relief to know that Lagos State
now has a robust Emergency rescue team
with the appropriate equipment at its
disposal to attend to such emergencies
swiftly. The days when emergencies like this
occur and we have inadequate manpower
or had to rely on construction companies to
respond to such incidents are long gone.
This is of merit to the current administration
that has taken it upon itself to put her
residents first. It’s safe to say that Lagos
State truly cares.
