Akin Kuboye, a 63-year-old plumber, was pulled alive from a deep well in Lagos State’s Igando neighbourhood by members of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.
This was contained in a statement by the director of the fire agency, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, on Sunday in Lagos.
She said that the incident happened on Sunday at 9:54 a.m. at 20 Muyibi Adebayo Street, off Agric Road, Egan–Igando, Lagos.
According to her, the rescue team responded to a life-threatening distress call and saved the survivor.
“On arrival at the scene of emergency, it was discovered that the man reportedly got trapped incidentally while working in a 120-meter-deep well at the rear side of a bungalow consisting of 14 rooms of varying sizes in a premises covering an area of about 648 square metre.
“However, the tenacity of the Ejigbo Rescue crew successfully brought out the acclaimed plumber alive from the well,” she said.
Adeseye said that the plumber had been handed over to Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS, who stabilised him from the effect of inhaled ammonia gas before transporting him to the hospital for further treatment.
Written By Matthew Atungwu