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By Nurudeen Adebayo The bustling city of Lagos was rattled on Wednesday by three separate emergencies involving two Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses, a 40-foot container truck, and a two-storey building fire. The incidents, which occurred in various parts of the metropolis, caused multiple injuries and significant traffic disruptions. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency […]
A two-storey building in Ebute-Meta has been caught in an inferno. The building is situated at No. 14, Okobaba Street in the area. The Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident on Sunday. Oke-Osanyitolu revealed that LASEMA received a distress call from residents in the area at about […]
By Felix Kuyinu The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has called on the state’s government to provide adequate funding for more effective discharge of duties. The agency headed by its Permanent Secretary, Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this on Friday during a working visit by members of the Lagos State House of Assembly Commitee on Special […]
By Felix Kuyinu The Lagos Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has reckoned that one person has died while five persons are injured as a result of a mosque which collapsed at Mushin Lagos on Sunday. Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, revealed that the mosque on Yusuf Street, along Ladipo Road, collapsed while prayer was ongoing. Oke-Osanyitolu […]
By Felix Kuyinu An accident involving a diesel tanker has caused an inferno claiming properties at Ijesha area of Lagos. Passerbys at Cele Roundabout in the area informed that the explosion happened at about 11:51pm on Friday. The responders stated that a tanker loaded with diesel lost control while descending the bridge in the area, […]
By Mohammed Adekola Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, on Monday, promptly assisted a heavily pregnant woman in the safe delivery of a baby boy after she unexpectedly went into labour while waiting to board a bus at Onipanu, Somolu Local Government Area, of the state. The incident it was gathered […]
LASEMA Averts Fire Disaster From Leaking Gas Tanker The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has averted what would have a been a major fire disaster at Omole Area. A tanker laden with domestic cooking gas experienced a broken valve, resulting in a dangerous discharge of its content into the air. However, it took the prompt […]
By Rasaq Adebayo Two people have been reportedly killed while five were seriously injured in a multiple accidents that occurred on Eko Bridge inward Alaka area of Lagos State. The accident involved six private vehicles including a fully loaded ‘MAC’ truck with registration no (T-1501 LA).p The operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority […]
SANWO-OLU VISITS HELICOPTER CRASH SITE, COMMENDS LASEMA, FIRST RESPONDERS Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday evening visited the site of the helicopter crash in the State and commended the efforts of all the first responders as well as residents who joined in the rescue mission. A Single engine fixed wing – Jabiru aircraft […]
By Rasaq Adebayo Four persons aboard the private helicopter that crashed into building in the Ikeja area of Lagos State on Tuesday afternoon have been rescued alive. The Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) activated its disaster response plan to the incident which occurred around 1600hrs. According to the permanent secretary, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, […]