Little Baby, One Other Trapped In Lagos Building Collapse

A one-story building in the Ebute-metta area of Lagos State has collapsed on Friday, December 22, leaving little baby and  one other person trapped in the building. 

The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the collapse, revealing that a baby and a female adult were trapped in the wreckage.

    The statement reads: “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is currently attending to an emergency which was reported at 09:00 hours to 122, Herbert Macaulay Way, Lagos Bus Stop, Ebute Meta, Lagos where a one storey building with penthouse has collapsed and two adults and a baby, all females are still trapped with search and rescue ongoing.

   “However, an adult female has been rescued alive in stable condition as the State Emergency Response fully activated.”