One person has been confirmed killed in a building collapse in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
Although three other victims were injured in the incident that occurred on Monday night, emergency responders rescued two persons.
NEMA South West Spokesman, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, told NAN on Tuesday that the two persons injured comprised of a male and a female.
The collapsed building was located at 97, Lagos road, Aruna area of Ikorodu.
He said: “Immediately the incident occurred, local residents within the area mobilised themselves to carry out initial rescue activities.
“Though, fire service and police responded, they were unable to do much due to unavailability of equipment to lift the rubble on the suspected location of the trapped victims.
“One body has been recovered. The emergency phase of search and rescue has ended with the evacuation of all debris to ground zero with no additional body recovered.
“So, far two rescued alive with injuries and one body recovered”.
Following the incident, occupants of the building were asked to vacate its premises to prevent further loss of life or injury.
