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  • LAGOS BUS ACCIDENT: Seven burnt to death

    LAGOS BUS ACCIDENT: Seven burnt to death

    At least 4 females, 2 males and 1 male child have been burnt to death in an auto crash that occurred at Iyana-Oworo inward third mainland bridge in Lagos on Sunday.

    It was gathered that a commercial bus of 14 passenger Mazda with registration number KJA 699 GY was gutted with fire.

    Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed that the incident occurred due to recklessness and overspeeding by the driver which resulted in the fire with 12 passengers trapped.

    He said the driver escaped with some burns, three female adults were rescued and rushed to Gbagada General Hospital while a male adult was attended to by LASAMBUS at the scene.

    “Unfortunately 7 victims were burnt to death (4 female, 2 male adults and 1 male child ) in the bus.

    “All the remains have been bagged by the Agency’s LRT Paramedics, LASAMBUS official and handed over to SEHMU” he said.

    Osanyintolu added that arrangements have been made by LASTMA officials at the scene for the removal of the burnt vehicle from the road.

    He said the operation is concluded, while the road is now partially opened for vehicular activities.

    (LASEMA) was established vide LASEMA Law 16 of 2008 for emergency and disaster management in the State in pursuance to decree 12 of 1999 as amended by Act No. 50 of 1999 which established the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

    The Agency is responsible for the overall co-ordination of emergency management in Lagos State, working closely with all its Stakeholders. It came into existence in February 2007, and the legal framework establishing LASEMA was signed into Law on July 22nd, 2008 by Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), who was then the governor of the state.

    The Agency was statutorily charged to provide adequate and prompt response as well as sustaining intervention in all forms of emergency/disaster situations in the State within the territorial boundary called “Lagos”.

    It performs this onerous task through Emergency/Disaster prevention preparedness, mitigation, recovery and relief.

    The law that set up the LASEMA did empower the Agency to coordinate the activities of all its stakeholders and NGO’s who are categorized into Primary, Secondary and Tertiary responders in management of all emergency and disaster situations in the State as well as also to build their capacity toward increasing response capability.

  • BREAKING: Many trapped as another building collapses in Lagos

    BREAKING: Many trapped as another building collapses in Lagos

    Another building collapsed on Friday on Sonuga street in the Mushin area of Lagos State as the number of casualties is yet to be ascertained at the time of filing this report.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) report the four-storey building, located at Oye Sonuga street, opposite Oye roundabout, Isolo road Mushin went down a few minutes ago.

    It was gathered that many are trapped under the rubble. However, the agencies of government are yet to release an official report on the building collapse.

    Rescue operations have commenced already, but as of the time of filing this report, nothing concrete had been reported from the venue of the incident. Meanwhile, an adult and a child have been rescued alive.

    Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said: “A building has collapsed on Oye Sonuga Street, at Palm Avenue, in Mushing. Rescue Operation ongoing”.

    Also the Lagos State Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos Office, Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed the incident, saying the rescue team has commenced operations on site.

  • 6 persons trapped as 7-storey building collapses in Lekki

    6 persons trapped as 7-storey building collapses in Lekki

    Six persons are reportedly trapped as a seven-storey building collapses at Lekki, Lagos State.

    Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator South West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed the incident on Sunday in Lagos.

    Farinloye said that the building located at Oba Idowu Oniru Street, Lekki, was under construction when it collapsed.

    He said that six persons were apparently trapped under the rubbles of the building.

    Emergency responders included the Nigerian Police Force, NEMA and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).

    Operations are ongoing as at the time of report.

  • Another building collapses in Lagos

    Another building collapses in Lagos

    Another building has collapsed in the Bariga area of Lagos state TheNewsGuru.com can exclusively report.

    The building located on Adeleye street in the Lady Lack area of the Bariga axis of Lagos state caved in the late hours of Sunday, August 21, 2022.

    The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who disclosed this, said the building went down a few minutes ago.

    Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in LASEMA’s situation report at about 10:47 pm, Sunday night.

    He further explained that the LASEMA team is presently on top of the situation.

    LASEMA in its assessment   discovered that the structure caved in as a result of being distressed and due to lack of maintenance.

    Meanwhile, the building has been cordoned and sealed off to prevent and the occupants of the adjoining buildings asked to stay away from the environs, while emergency operations continue at the site.

    LASEMA”s reports show that there are casualties as a result of the collapsed building

    “The Agency activated its response to the above incident and upon arrival at the incident scene, discovered that the tank scaffolding of a two-story building collapsed on a bungalow beside it and affected two rooms.

    “Unfortunately two children died from the impact. Three adult males sustained injuries and were taken to nearby hospitals.

    “The Agency’s response team alongside Lagos State Fire and LASBCA are responders at the incident scene. Rescue operation ongoing,” he said.

    Meanwhile, the building has been cordoned and sealed off to prevent and the occupants of the adjoining buildings asked to stay away from the environs, while emergency operations continue at the site.

  • ICYMI: Emergency responders battle fire at Mile 2 in Lagos [VIDEO]

    ICYMI: Emergency responders battle fire at Mile 2 in Lagos [VIDEO]

    Emergency responders have been battling a raging fire at a mechanic village in Mile 2, near the Army Signal Barracks, in Lagos State.

    The Zonal Coordinator South-West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed the fire incident on Tuesday in Lagos.

    Farinloye said that the fire is believed to be caused by operations of a panel beater welding under a truck.

    He added that the mechanic village contained several parked trucks.

    “It is alleged to be caused by the careless operations of a panel beater welding under a truck.

    ”It was alleged that the fire outbreak was not taken seriously initially until it got out of hands,” Farinloye said.

    He said that firefighters from both the government side and privately owned were on the ground to assist in containing the fire.

    He said that emergency responders on the ground included the Nigeria Ports Authority NPA, Federal Fire Service, LASEMA Response Unit (LRU) and the Lagos State Fire Service.

    According to him, others are firefighters from Julius Berger Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc and the Nigerian Army.

    He said that there was no life lost to the inferno.

    Watch video of the fire incident below:

    Mile 2 fire incident: No casualty recorded – Lagos Fire Service

    Meanwhile, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has said no casualty was recorded in the Mile 2 fire incident.

    TNG reports Ogabi Olajide, Deputy Head, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service made this known in a statement while describing the incident as avoidable.

    The statement reads: “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is presently combating intense Fire at an articulated Motor Park, Otto Wharf, Mile 2, Lagos which resulted from a diesel tanker that exploded and resulted in inferno. The report which was alerted at 15:44hrs.

    “Tuesday saw three Fire Crews of d Agency raised to douse d Fire with copious Chemical Foam Compound with a mixture of Water. Preliminary investigation reveals that d avoidable disaster stem from weildering works on the diesel tanker resulting into explosion and ensued in Fire

    “The Fire which involved quite numbers of Tankers, Peddler Trucks, various sizes of storage Tanks and Drums all stocks in AGO. The Public is hereby assured that the situation is under control as the spread of the Fire has been caught and poses no further threat. There is no record of casualty thus far. Further details will be updated as situation demands”.

  • Gov Sanwo-Olu orders probe into fatal Lagos boat accident

    Gov Sanwo-Olu orders probe into fatal Lagos boat accident

    Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered a probe into the July 8 Mile 2-Ibeshe fatal boat accident in which lives were lost, while expressing deep sadness by the incident and commiserating with the families who lost their loved ones.

    This was contained in a statement released by Gbenga Omotoso, the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy.

    “The police are probing what went wrong and treating the sad incident as criminal. The boat, which is said to be unlicensed, obviously broke the waterways rules of “no night travel” and no overloading,” Omotoso stated.

    According to the statement, not all of the passengers wore life jackets and the boat did not take off from a government-approved jetty.

    The statement further reads: “The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and others are assisting the investigators.

    “Anybody who is found to have contributed in any way to this tragedy will surely face the law to ensure that we do not have any such incidents in future.

    “The waterways rules and regulations are clear; they must be respected in accordance with the greatest value that the Sanwo-Olu administration places on human life.

    “Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families. May The Almighty strengthen them in this difficult time”.

  • Collapsed building: Responders rescue 5 alive, picks 4 dead bodies

    Collapsed building: Responders rescue 5 alive, picks 4 dead bodies

    The total number of people rescued alive in the building which collapsed in the Onike area of Lagos on Saturday is now five, while four dead bodies were recovered.

    The Zonal Coordinator Southwest, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development to newsmen in the early hours of Sunday.

    Farinloye said that further investigation from the incident showed that the collapsed building under construction was located within a compound and it was a frame structure as at the time of the incident.

    He said that the third suspended slab concrete was already in place with ongoing internal partition.

    “The building crumbled during a downpour at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday.

    “The building was bequeathed to the family members and some of the family members awarded it to a developer who was converting the bungalow building into a three-storey building before it collapsed,” Farinloye said.

    According to the NEMA boss, Alayaki Lane where the building is located, contains a cluster of buildings and the rescue operation is being hampered by the lack of space.

    He, however, assured the people that the emergency responders were working hard to get to ground zero.

    He said for now no one had claimed that a relation was missing.

    Apart from NEMA, other agencies participating in the operations include LASEMA, Federal and State Fire Services, NSCDC, the police and the Nigeria Red Cross.

  • Ikoyi building collapse: All victims died before rescue operations began – LASEMA

    Ikoyi building collapse: All victims died before rescue operations began – LASEMA

    Evidence proved that all victims of the 21-storey building collapse on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, died before rescue operations began, an official said on Thursday.

    The Director-General of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osayintolu, made the disclosure during a coroner’s inquest into the Nov. 1, 2021 building collapse which killed 46 people.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oke-Osayintolu was led in evidence by Mr A.S. Odugbemi, counsel to Lagos State Building Control Agency.

    He testified that rescue operations were carried out by both professionals and non-professionals who assisted with equipment.

    The official said that LASEMA was confronted with a “classical national emergency” and that as the Incident Commander mandated by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, he gave instructions to the rescue team.

    The director-general said that the rescue team moved into the scene following a primary assessment, adding that the team partitioned the ‘building’ into Quadrums 1 to 4 and employed heavy and life-saving equipment.

    He said that drones and delsa equipment (used for detection of life) enabled both primary and secondary emergency responders to determine that there was no life in the debris before work began.

    Oke-Osayintolu was asked by Mr Ola Adeosun counsel to Prowess Engineering Nig. Ltd., whether his agency’s actions in the course of the rescue operation led to death of some trapped people.

    “My lord, with my medical background, I have attended to a lot of emergencies within the state and federal, I would say, ‘No’.

    “Where we put the excavator is the first quadrum. We use the delsa to detect if there is someone alive, and I say this type of collapse building was unique.

    “When it piled on one another, there would not be air going in, it would compress the victims, and the way our response was operated, we divided the place into quadrums.

    “We used a delsa and drone, I can say that probability is close to zero,” the direct-general said.

    Adeosun further asked, “Are you telling this court that before moving your equipment, you must have confirmed that there was no person alive?”

    Responding, the LASEMA boss said, “Hundred per cent yes, my lord, there was nobody that died in the course of our intervention, to the best of my knowledge.”

    Earlier, Mr Muritala Olawale, a structural engineer and Managing Director of Prowess Engineering Nig. Ltd., tendered a document on soil test conducted at the building site.

    The document was admitted in evidence and marked Exhibit T by the Coroner, Mr Alexander Komolafe.

    The inquest was adjourned until Feb. 4.

  • 294 shops, two residential bungalows, other properties razed in Oke-Afa plank market fire – LASEMA

    294 shops, two residential bungalows, other properties razed in Oke-Afa plank market fire – LASEMA

    No fewer than 294 shops have been completely razed after a night fire raged at the Oke-Afa Planks and Building Materials Market in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State on Friday.

    The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.

    Although the cause of the inferno that started around 9 pm on Friday is yet to be ascertained, LASEMA said there was no record of casualties and no loss of lives.

    Besides the 294 shops razed, other properties destroyed by the fire include two residential bungalows, a market mosque, three storage tanks, amongst others.

    “Consequent upon the arrival of the Agency’s Responders at the scene of the incident, it was discovered that a plank market which consists of 378 shops at the above location was engulfed in a wild inferno on Friday night and continued raging till this morning, Saturday 18th, December 2021,” the statement read.

    “All efforts by the Agency’s Response Team, its Fire Men in collaboration with Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service to put out the fire and prevent it from spreading to adjoining buildings proved successful as the fire was curtailed from spreading further and put out completely.”

    LASEMA Director-General, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, sympathised with the shop owners and the residents of the affected buildings burnt by the fire.

    He appealed to all traders to ensure their properties are well insured while urging Lagosians to be safety-conscious and vigilant especially during the harmattan season which is harsh and prone to fire incidents.

    According to him, there is the need for Lagos residents to be very watchful and at alert to reduce the risk and vulnerability to fire outbreaks caused by the harsh harmattan season, because ’emergency management is everyone’s business’

    This is even as he reiterated the commitment of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s administration in prioritising the safety of lives and properties of Lagosians.

  • FRSC, LASEMA rescue 4 victims trapped under fallen container

    FRSC, LASEMA rescue 4 victims trapped under fallen container

    The Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos Sector Command, says four people who were trapped by a fallen container have been rescued alive.

    The Corps Commander, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, signed by the Route Commander, FRSC Public Education Officer, Mrs Olabisi Sonusi.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accident occurred around 6:38 p.m. at the Abati Barracks, Funsho Williams Avenue, Ojuelegba.

    It involved a 40ft-containerised truck that fell on a Toyota Camry with registration number KRD 822 FZ.

    Ogungbemide said that the crash left all the occupants of the car trapped under the fallen truck.

    “The four occupants trapped in the car have been rescued alive. They are being attended to by LASAMBUS.

    “The recovery was carried out by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) forklift with the support of response teams of the FRSC, Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA),” Ogungbemide said.

    He warned owners of articulated vehicles, not maintaining minimum safety standards, to keep such vehicles off the road for the sake of innocent motoring public or face the wrath of the law.

    He reaffirmed that the crash would have been more devastating if not for the fact that the container was properly twist locked.

    He commended all the rescue agencies for their swift response that assisted in rescuing the trapped victims alive.

    The sector commander commended the Lagos State Government for providing state-of-the-art rescue equipment that made the operations seamless.

    He, however, advised the motoring public to be more careful, especially as the nation enters the “ember months“ in which economic activities peak.

    Ogungbemide pleaded with motorists to exercise patience and cooperate with the emergency teams