The two cave-in building at Freeman Street at the Lagos Island have killed two children and a policeman during the early hours (2 am) of Saturday.
It was gathered that apart from the policeman and two children that were killed, about ten other persons also sustained different degrees of injuries.
Eye Witnesses said a defective three-storey building was the first to cave-in, adding that it collapsed on a family sleeping inside a nearby bungalow killing a seven-year-old boy, Abdulsalam Balogun.
While some of the occupants including a pregnant woman were rescued before emergency workers arrived the scene, it was gathered that the unnamed Policewoman and a three-year-old boy identified as Paul was later brought out dead.
The policewoman, witnesses said, was found trapped near the exit of the building as she was apparently trying to escape when she got crushed by the structure.
According to residents, victims of the collapsed building recently moved into the neighbourhood as previous tenants were evicted on grounds that repairs were to be undertaken only for the new occupants to be brought in as renovation was ongoing.
Rescuers from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Police, Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), Fire Service, Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and the Lagos State Building Control Agency, were at the scene.
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Director General (DG) LASEMA, Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed three bodies were recovered dead and nine others rescued.
He said his men arrived the scene around 4:05 am and discovered the three-storey building totally collapsed on people sleeping
“Nine victims have been extricated from the rubble alive while three bodies were recovered. Their remains were transported to the mortuary by SEHMU while pre-hospital care has been administered to the rescued victims by LASEMA and LASAMBUS.
