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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Tuesday said a minibus collided with a Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) truck.
24 Mar
A one-storey building in the Alapere area of Lagos State was yesterday engulfed in fire. The fire engulfed the upper floor of the one-storey building, made up of four units of room self-contained apartments. Fortunately, the fire did not spread to the ground floor of the building.
12 Mar
An explosion last night rocked the Otedola Bridge in Lagos, sparking a massive fire. The blast, which occurred at 8:18p.m., when a 50,000-litre tanker loaded with petroleum products overturned while making a turn at Otedola Bridge.
1 Mar
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says it has successfully contained a raging fire that engulfed sections of a storey building housing Ago Medical Centre, off Ago Palace Way, Okota. Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, disclosed this in a statement in the early hours of Saturday. Oke-Osanyintolu said that the agency activated the…
26 Feb
It was a traumatic experience for traders at the Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market, Mushin, Lagos, yesterday, as they counted their losses following an early morning fire that engulfed Warehouse A.
1 Feb
The Lagos State Government has stated that making false alarm, including prank calls to the state fire and rescue service, poses danger to the society . According to the Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Gbenga Oyerinde, out of 1,952 incident calls received by the state in 2024, 578 were false alarm. Oyer8nde made…
30 Jan
Two people have been confirmed dead, while five others were rescued alive after a two-storey building collapsed at Mega Mall Estate, Mobile Road, Inikpa, Ikota, Ajah, Lagos State.
29 Jan
Hours after the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) announced that a building had collapsed in the Ajah area of Lagos State, with one person dead, the agency on Wednesday morning revealed that the death toll from the incident has increased to two. In a statement titled "Final Update on the Building Collapse at Northern…
13 Jan
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed attending to 1,675 incidents between January and December, 2024. In a statement, yesterday, the Head, Public Affairs of LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor
13 Jan
Recent events have reignited concerns about the preparedness of rescuers in managing emergencies in Lagos State. The state, including its waterways, remains unsafe, poorly secured, and lacking in swift responses to accidents and other crises.
12 Jan
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, (LASEMA) has revealed that it attended to 1,675 incidents between January and December 2024. In a statement on Sunday, the Head, Public Affairs of LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor, said of the 1,675 attended to by the agency in 2024, 167 incidents were recorded attended in December 2024, which effectively…
11 Jan
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Saturday revealed that two male adults who fell into a diesel reservoir along Ikosi-Oregun Road in Lagos have died. LASEMA, in a statement, said following distress calls received via the CRM on the 767/112 Emergency Toll-Free Lines at 1037hrs, it activated the state's Emergency Response Plans and its…
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