LASEMA’s permanent secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, gave the assurance on Monday evening in an interview with newsmen at the scene of the Ebute Meta building collapse.
Mr Oke-Osanyintolu praised the ministry of environment for its proactive efforts in clearing drainages.
The LASEMA permanent secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said they got a distress alert at 2:02 p.m.
Mr Oke-Osanyintolu added that the total number of people rescued had increased to 13.
On Tuesday, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said a minibus collided with a Lagos Waste Management Authority truck.
Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said LASEMA activated the state’s emergency response plans from its command and control centre in Alausa, Ikeja.
Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said, “The fire is still raging and responders are battling to put it off. Response and Recovery Operations are in progress.’’
He said LASEMA did not record any case under the marine, train, or air crash category in December 2024.
Mr Oke-Osanyintolu added that three other adult males sustained varying degrees of injury.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has rescued occupants from a fire that gutted the 11th floor of the Ultimate Apartment in Ikoyi.
