UPDATED: One dead, 13 rescued as three-storey building collapses in Lagos

UPDATED: Two dead, 23 injured in Lagos building collapse - Daily Trust

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed two persons dead and 23 others rescued from under the rubble of a three storey building that collapsed on Saturday morning at Ojodu Berger area of Lagos. The deceased, both male, were among several persons working in the ill-fated house before it collapsed around 8.30am. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the figures. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos …

UPDATED: One dead, 13 rescued as three-storey building collapses in Lagos

The building, which reportedly housed the popular Equal Right Restaurant, came crashing down around 8 a.m., catching residents and passersby unawares. The post UPDATED: One dead, 13 rescued as three-storey building collapses in Lagos appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) added another death to the four reported on Saturday night. Meanwhile, 13 people have already been rescued from the rubble. According to the Nigerian newspaper Punch, LASEMA attributed the incident to unapproved structural modifications. “It was an old building converted into a restaurant. Additional work was carried out before the structure finally collapsed,” said the agency's director, Oluf…

Five dead, 15 rescued in Lagos building collapse - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

Emergency responders have recovered five dead bodies and rescued 15 others alive at the rubble of a three-storey building that collapsed at Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos. Rescue operations at the scene of the building collapse Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office of the National Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the figures on Sunday, April 20, 2025, in Lagos. Farinloye said the five recovered bodies included two adult…

Nine rescued in three-storey building collapse in Lagos

Nine persons have been rescued from the rubble of the building that collapsed in the early hours of today at Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos State. The building which housed a restaurant collapsed at about 8am today April 19. Men of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, as well as Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, are on ground trying to rescue victims. The survivors have been rushed to a hospital for immediate treatment. Meanwhile, the…

Building housing restaurant collapses in Lagos, many feared dead - NewsTmes.com.ng

A tragic incident occurred on Saturday morning as a building housing a local restaurant known as Equal Right collapsed on Oremeta Street in the Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos State, leaving many feared dead. According to eyewitnesses, the structure came crashing down around 8 am, catching occupants by surprise. Emergency response teams and local residents have … The post Building housing restaurant collapses in Lagos, many feared dead appeared first…