Even as reports of Synagogue church members chasing away security officials from the scene of the six-storey building collapse continue to spread in the media, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Saturday, September 13, 2014, said that 109 people trapped at the collapse building in Synagogue church have so far been rescued, while 16 dead bodies have been retrieved from the debris.
Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Public Relations Officers of the agency confirmed this to The News Agency of Nigeria.
Many worshippers injured were rushed to Isolo and Alimosho General Hospital, while corpses were deposited at the mortuary.
Rescue efforts are still on-going as it is believed that people are still trapped in the rubble.
Farinloye said that members at first did not allow emergency rescue team to gain access to those trapped in the building untill later.
“The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and NEMA are still searching to make sure that those still trapped in the building are rescued.
“We are still searching for those trapped in the building so the figure may increase later,” Farinloye said.
An ambulance at the scene of the incident (Photo Credit: Ramon Oladimeji)
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The scene of the collapse of the six-storey building at Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, September 12, 2014 (Photo Credit: Ikechukwu Njoku)
An ambulance at the collapse of the six-storey building at Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, September 12, 2014 (Photo Credit: Ikechukwu Njoku)
Some rescue workers at the scene of the collapse of the six-storey building at Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, September 12, 2014 (Photo Credit: Ikechukwu Njoku)
The scene of the collapse of the six-storey building at Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, September 12, 2014 (Photo Credit: Ikechukwu Njoku)
Worshippers giving praise at the rubble of the collapse of the six-storey building at Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, September 12, 2014 (Photo Credit: Ikechukwu Njoku)
The scene of the rescue operations at the rubble of the collapse of the six-storey building at Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, September 12, 2014 (Photo Credit: Ikechukwu Njoku)
A survivor is rescued from the rubble of the collapse of the six-storey building at Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, September 12, 2014 (Photo Credit: Ikechukwu Njoku)
The scene of the collapse of the six-storey building at Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, September 12, 2014 (Photo Credit: Ikechukwu Njoku)
