No fewer than 10 persons including teenagers on Thursday sustained varying degrees of injury following the collapse of a two-storey building in Lagos. The incident, which occurred at 11 San Beach Lane, off Longe Street, Oworonshoki, affected the building which was still under construction around 11am.
The Nation learnt that the owner of the collapsed building and the contractor in charge had taken to their heels, to evade possible arrest by the authorities.
It took the combined efforts of rescue agencies to safe the affected persons who were trapped in the rubbles. The victims were reportedly working in the building when it caved in.
The rescued teenagers – Monday Ahungbe (12), Jimoh Adebiyi (13), Oba Alafia (14) and Moses Atokiti (15) were said to be assisting the six adults construction workers.
Confirming the incident, the southwest spokesman, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, said the timely intervention of NEMA, officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), policemen and operatives of the National Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), saved the lives of the victims.
Farinloye disclosed that the teenagers all sustained minor injuries and were taken to Folabi Medical Centre, Oworonshoki, before the General Manager, Lagos State Building control Agency (LASBCA), Mrs. A.B. Animasaun evacuated them for proper rehabilitation. He said two of the adults victims with major injuries were taken to Gbagada General Hospital.
Posted: at 24-04-2014 10:40 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Wats dis kids doing in a buildong site?? Helping!!! Meaning they are working for money. Their mothers will be somewhr or start crying dat they didn't ask d kids to do labour work. Hmmmmm. Now according to d news yesterday d govt said they have mark their building for destruction dat d owner shld not continue to built. They say they didn't kn dat d owner secretly continue building (which I don't believe anyway, money has rob d palm of d ogas). Corruption have eaten deep into dis country.
Posted: at 25-04-2014 07:18 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
. Well thank God for their lives 
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