Six more persons have been rescued alive from the rubble of the storey building that collapsed in the Satellite Town area of Lagos State on Thursday.
DAILY POST had earlier reported that the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, LSFRS, received a distress call regarding the incident at 11:37 a.m.
According to the agency, the building collapsed on Old Ojo Road, by Alakija Bus Stop, off the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Satellite Town, Lagos.
Emergency responders from the Ijegun-Egba Fire Station were immediately deployed to the scene and arrived at 11:49 a.m. to begin rescue operations.
The agency said the collapsed structure was a residential storey building occupied by several residents at the time of the incident.
Earlier, 10 victims were rescued alive from the debris with varying degrees of injuries and handed over to medical personnel for treatment.
The latest rescue brings the number of survivors pulled from the rubble to 16.
The Fire and Rescue Service said search and rescue operations are still ongoing as emergency responders continue efforts to locate, extricate and evacuate anyone who may still be trapped beneath the debris.
“Search and rescue operations remain ongoing as emergency responders continue efforts to locate, extricate, and evacuate any persons who may still be trapped beneath the debris,” the statement said.
The rescue operation is being carried out jointly by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Federal Fire Service, Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Navy, Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps, LNSC, and the Nigerian Red Cross Society.
Authorities said further updates would be provided as the rescue operation progresses.