Building Collapse: Two Children Die, three Sustain Injury
ZAINAB JUNAID
No fewer than two children have died in another building collapsed with three adult males sustaining injuries at Adeleye street, Ladilak, Bariga area of Lagos State on Sunday.
According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, the three adult males have been taken to nearby hospitals.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, affirmed that the Agency’s Cobra team is currently at Onipanu en route the scene of the incident.
“The Agency activated its response to the above incident and upon arrival at the incident scene, discovered that the tank scaffolding of a two-storey building collapsed on a bungalow beside it and affected two rooms.”
“Unfortunately 2 children died from the impact. 3 adult males sustained injuries and were taken to nearby hospitals.
“The Agency’s response team alongside Lagos State Fire and LASBCA are responders at the incident scene,” he said.
