Two male factory workers have died after falling inside a diesel reservoir in the Ikosi area of Lagos state.
A statement by Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, permanent secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said preliminary investigations revealed that “one of the men (an adult) accidentally fell into the diesel reservoir while working”.
He said the second worker, in an attempt to rescue this colleague, also fell into the reservoir.
Oke-Osanyintolu said both victims were rescued by officials of LASEMA and fire service who arrived at the scene.
“Both victims sustained severe conditions and were promptly transported” to the hospital by the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) after receiving first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),” the statement reads.
Oke-Osanyintolu added that the victims later died at the medical facility despite all efforts to revive them.
