Emergency: Lagos Records 1,461 Incidents

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says the state recorded 1,461 incidents from Jan. 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2023, with 138 of them recorded in December alone.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs Unit of LASEMA, Mr Nosa Okunbor in Lagos.

According to the statement, in accordance with its statutory responsibilities to respond, rescue, recover and ensure disaster risk reduction, LASEMA responded to 6,442 incidents from June 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2023.

It said that, of the 138 incidents attended to in December  2023, articulated vehicles (trucks/tankers) were responsible for 58.

It said that there were  39 truck/tanker accidents and 12 breakdowns of articulated vehicles in December 2023, adding that two tankers fell  and five got stuck during the period.

It said that 29 other vehicles crashed in December 2023, while eight medical emergencies were recorded.

It added that there were 11 fire incidents during the period.

“Other events category recorded a total of 19 incidents made up of two bridge repairs, one assault and various other cases,” it  said.

On building collapse, it  said that nine cases were recorded and they  comprised two full building collapse, five partial collapse and collapse of two bridges.

According to the statement,  oil spillages/leakages category recorded one incident.

It said that there were neither cases of explosions, marine incidents, train nor air crashes in  December 2023.

NAN/Oyenike Oyeniyi