Tears, Anguish As Building Collapses In Lagos, Kills Two Children

By Akinwale Kasali

Tears flowed freely as the corpses of two Children were brought out of the debris of a collapsed building on Adeleye Street, Lady Lark, Bariga Area of Lagos State. Three adults sustained varying degrees of injuries.

According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, which confirmed the development, rescue is ongoing at the scene of the incident.

LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a situation report made available to journalists, said the agency has activated all its response plans.

Osanyintolu in a statement titled; ‘Situation report: Collapsed building at Adeleye Street Ladylak, Bariga’, said that, “The Agency activated its response to the above incident and upon arrival at the incident scene, discovered that the tank scaffolding of a two-story building collapsed on a bungalow beside it and affected two rooms.

“Unfortunately two children died from the impact. Three 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. Rescue operation ongoing,” he said.