Two persons have died after a water tank from a scaffold fell at Ladi Lak, Bariga, Lagos State on Sunday night, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said
This was disclosed by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator, South West NEMA, in a statement on Monday in Lagos.
Mr Farinloye said that a tank scaffolding of a two-storey building collapsed on a bungalow in the next compound, resulting in the death of two males- an adult and a child, while three adult males sustained injuries.
He said that the injured were taken to the hospital by community leaders in Bariga before the arrival of emergency responders.
The NEMA official said the incident occurred at Adeleye Street, Ladi Lak, Bariga, a suburb of Lagos.