By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Men of the Lagos State emergency team have rescued all reported trapped eight victims (all adults male construction workers) from the rubble of the collapsed four storey building at Number 333 Borno Way, Alagomeji, Ebute-Metta, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of the State.
Recall that the unfortunate incident which occurred on Friday evening caused panic among residents as they scampered in different directions to into safety.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has allayed the public fear on passive leaked gas pipeline with odour that pervaded Ikeja axis on Friday evening, saying the situation has been brought under control without any record of actualities.
The Deputy Controller General, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Olajide Ogabi, confirmed the developments to Vanguard.
According to Ogabi, all reported eight trapped victims have been rescued alive as at 5 am on Saturday and are presently receiving treatment in the hospital, as search and rescue reached ground zero while evacuation of rubble continued.
The four storey building under construction gave way at about 8 pm on Friday as reported before the intervention of first responders.
Lagos has all relevant emergency responders including the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Nigeria Police, Lagos State Command, among others at the scene for the rescue mission.
“Further updates will be communicated as situation unfolds, please,” Ogabi stated.
On the leaked gas pipeline, Ogabi explained that the exercise which was a routine decongestion of gaseous particles by Axxela Group the parent company of Gaslink, owners of gas pipeline lines supplying the corridors had assured that the effect had been neutralized eliminating possible danger. Moreover, crews of Fire and Rescue are on standby patrol of the axis on safety precautions.
He, therefore, urged the public to exercise caution and go about their normal lawful businesses without fear as the situation is under control, assuring that the saturated air will fizzle out gradually.
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