
Four bodies have been recovered from the site where a building collapsed in Lagos, a rescue official has said.
The permanent secretary of the Lagos State Management Emergency Agency, Olufemi Osanyintolu-Oke, made this known in an update on Friday.
The incident occurred on Sonuga Street, Palm Avenue, in the Mushin area of Lagos State.
“Four bodies recovered (2 males and 2 females) and they have been handed over to SEHMU unit for onward deposit to the mortuary,” he said.
“Operation ongoing. Updates to follow.”
So far, three persons have been rescued in the rubble after the structure crumbled.
Following the building collapse, the state government opened an investigation into the incident.
The investigation is expected to unravel the cause of the collapse.
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Omotayo Bamgbose, has directed that the adjoining building be “pulled down immediately to forestall further collapse and for safety reasons.”
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