15 rescued from collapsed building site in Lagos

Some 15 construction workers have so far been rescued alive from a building collapse site at 2/4, Richard  Abimbola Street, Off Limca Road, Ire-Akari Estate, Lagos, which gave way at noon on Thursday.
This was confirmed by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Spokesman (South-West Zone) of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), which is coordinating ongoing rescue operations at the venue of the incident.
He explained that the three-storey building under construction at the site suddenly collapsed at noon, trapping many of its construction workers.
The Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Rasak Fadipe, also told NAN that all the 15 victims so far rescued from the debris were being rushed to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, for treatment.
He, however, added that no death had so far been recorded, and that all those rescued so far were workers at the site.
“As at 5.15 p.m., rescue operations are still ongoing. We have NEMA, the Lagos State Management Agency (LASEMA), the Police, and officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, all involved in the operations,” he said.