Many people were trapped as three fuel tankers burst into flames on Otedola Bridge in the Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos on Thursday evening. Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said the outbreak resulted from a collision among the oil tankers. “Further investigations revealed that one of the tankers
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Truck assistant dies in Lagos lone accident
…the lone crash involved an oil truck A yet to be identified young man has lost his life in a fatal lone truck accident in Mushin area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency(LASEMA) has confirmed the incident. The Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement said the agency got a distress
Read moreBREAKING: Building Collapses In Lagos. One Dead, Five Rescued, Others Trapped
One corpse has been recovered, five persons rescued, and others still trapped in a collapsed building on the Island of Lagos State. The two-storey building with a penthouse reportedly caved in around 3 am early Saturday, while the occupants were still asleep. Rescue operation by the officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (
Read moreLagos Begins Operation Demolish Distress Buildings
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has started the demolition of distressed buildings in Lagos Island with a three-storey building located at Bamigbose Street. The Director-General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria during the demolition in Lagos on Saturday. According to him, the three-storey building located
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