The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Thursday confirmed the death of three site workers on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of the state.
The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria.
He said the incident happened at No 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos.
He said that the three males who were recovered dead at the building were site workers.
“The agency received a distress call regarding a collapsed building at the above address at about 3.49am.
“This prompted the immediate activation of the agency’s response team to the incident scene at 3.58am.
“It was discovered that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed.
