More photos from the rescue operation at the scene of the Lagos school building collapse as Governor Ambode visits scene

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More children were rescued from the rubbles of the school building that collapsed at the Itafuji area of Lagos Island in Lagos state earlier today.

The state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, who has since visited the scene of the incident, commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives in this collapsed building.

“The first observation is that this is an old building and it is only the Pent House and the other floors that we have been able to use to rescue people. So far, from what I have been briefed also, we have rescued about 25 people and some already dead but we were earlier informed that it was a school, the building is not technically a school, it is a residential building that was actually accommodating an illegal school.

“All we are trying to do is to continue this operation. Our response unit are already here; we are getting additional cranes to be able to go deeper than where we are now to rescue more lives. I just want to appeal to people that when we are doing this kind of rescue operation, yes sympathizers will naturally come, but I want to appeal that they should give the rescue workers the chance to save more lives.

“Like we have said, we have been carrying out a lot of integrity tests on the buildings in this neighborhood and as you can see some of them have been marked for demolition but we get resistance from landlords but we must continue to save lives and we would intensify our efforts to see that those that have failed our integrity test, we would ensure that they are quickly evacuated and we bring the structures down,” he said.

Ambode said the Deputy Governor was in the hospital to actually take care of those that had been sent to the hospital most, especially the children that had been rescued.

“On the part of government, we would immediately take care of whatever it is that we can do, including the hospital bills. All we are interested in now is to save more lives and also see how those that have been rescued are put in proper place and proper care.

“The General Officer Commanding of 81 Division and the Brigade Commander are here to maintain peace and allow us to save more lives. That is what is important to us and the more lives we save, the better for us.

“This is unfortunate, but we will investigate what has happened and also see the punishment for whoever are the culprits. That is the secondary level but the most important thing right now is to save lives and I just appeal to people that they should give us the chance to save more lives.\'' he said

Over 100 pupils are said to be trapped in the building.

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Source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/03/more-photos-from-rescue-operation-at.html

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