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Nine rescued, ten dead in Lagos collapsed building — Dep Governor Hamzat
Modupe Shodeinde
The Lagos deputy governor, Femi Hamzat, has said nine persons have been rescued from the debris of the building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos.
He added that 10 casualties have been confirmed.
Hamzat made the revelation while addressing journalists at the scene of the incident.
He stated that “two people were rescue alive this morning(Tuesday) while some confirmed dead.
“The total number of people rescued so far is nine (currently undergoing treatment at a nearby clinic) while we have record of 10 casualties.
“Our focus is to see how we can rescue more people in the the building.
“We heard a voice of a lady trapped in the building. So, we’re not sure of the number of persons trapped.
“It’s a search and rescue operation and we hope to save more lives,” he said.
Hamzat disclosed that the the building which collapsed in the Ikoyi area of the state on Monday had been sealed for four months, from July to November.
On the building approval plan, he said “The approval for the building, this particular one that collapsed, was approved for 21 floors, not 15.”
Hamzat, however, admitted that one of the buildings under construction was given approval for 15 floors but the one that collapsed has approval for 21 floors.
