Watch Video Of Residents Trapped In A Collapses Three-storey Building On Ibadan Street, Ebute Metta

Many persons have been trapped after a three-story building collapsed on Ibadan Street, Ebute Metta, Lagos State.

The building collapsed on Sunday evening, May 1.

Videos from the scene show locals making efforts to reach those trapped.

Another video shows bodies lying motionless on the ground at the scene of the building collapse, with residents running around, screaming for their loved ones.

Watch Video Of Residents Trapped In A Collapses Three-storey Building On Ibadan Street, Ebute Metta

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service tweeted: “An alert of the collapse of a three-story building by 32 Ibadan Street, Ebute Meta was received at 21:48 hours, Sunday with @LagosRescue already at the scene.

“Search and Rescue ongoing with updates to follow, please.”

According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, twenty persons have been rescued alive while two who sustained severe injuries were taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for treatment.

LASEMA permanent secretary, Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said, “Twenty rescued alive out of the victims rescued two sustained severe injuries and have been taken to LASUTH for further treatment.”

More detail later…

Watch Video Below;

An alert of a collapsed of a three storey building by 32 Ibadan Street, Ebute Meta was received at 21:48 hours, Sunday with @LagosRescue at the scene.

Search and Rescue ongoing with updates to follow, please.@followlasg @jidesanwoolu @Mr_JAGs pic.twitter.com/E70jDaSjnF

— Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (@LagosRescue) May 1, 2022

BY IYABO AINA

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