Lagos fire service rescue four-year-old trapped inside well
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has rescued a four-year-old body who was trapped inside a well of about 120 feet depth on Wednesday.
The incident happened at 11 Odushola Street, Off Lagos -Abeokuta Expressway, Ojokoro area of Lagos State, per a statement from the fire and rescue service.
“The child who was reportedly playing around before falling into a well of about 120 feet depth around 17:28 hours on Wednesday within the storey building was rescued alive by the Firefighters from Agege Fire Station,” the director of LSFRS, Margaret Adeseye, said.
The agency said the boy is receiving treatment in a hospital and he is in a stable condition.
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