Terrific Loss as Mother And Daughter dies in Lagos collapsed building.

The agency’s spokesman, Mr. Kehinde, said a distress call via the emergency toll-free number 767 or 112 was received at yesterday at 11:48 a.m. following a building which collapsed at No. 7 Saidu Okeleji St., off Alaro Street, Meiran in Abule-Egba on Lagos-Sango-Abeokuta Expressway.

“The prompt response by emergency crew led to the rescue of a five-year-old girl who was immediately moved to the General Hospital, Ikeja, by the Lagos State Ambulance Service.

“Investigation  conducted by the agency at the scene of the incident revealed that a bungalow under construction, with sands and concrete blocks seen on the deck, suddenly caved in with three people trapped in the rubble.

“Two persons, a 30 year old mother identified as Basirat; and her daughter as Bisoye, were brought out dead and were moved to the mortuary by the state Environment Monitoring Health Monitoring Unit”., Kehinde said in a statement, a copy of which was obtained by NAN.

The spokesman said an investigation would be launched into the incident and advised owners and developers of buildings in the state to adhere to building codes and physical planning laws to avert disaster. (NAN).