CRCC lends helping hand after many people trapped in collapsed building in Nigeria

At 2 p.m. local time on November 1, 2021, a building under construction in the Ikoyi District of Lagos, Nigeria, suddenly collapsed, trapping many workers on site. After the incident, Governor of Lagos State Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu immediately contacted China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), a subsidiary of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), and asked for assistance in the rescue operation. After receiving the request, CCECC immediately mobilized personnel and machinery to join the rescue efforts, showing the demeanor of Chinese enterprises in trying times.

Photo shows the rescue scene

Time is life. At 5 p.m. on November 1, the first batch of 10 rescue vehicles and 20 rescuers sent by CCECC rushed to the frontline of the rescue operation. The CCECC rescue team, acting on the philosophy of putting people and their lives front and center and operating with other rescue teams, searched for survivors and cleaned the rubbles around the clock. So far, the CCECC rescue team has found nine survivors.

Photo shows the relevant reports by The Nation, a national newspaper

The CCECC's rapid response to an active participation in local emergency rescue operations have been widely reported by the Nigerian media. Lagos Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu expressed his sincere gratitude through the media to CCECC for immediately rushing to the accident site, fulfilling its social responsibility and actively taking up international obligations.

Photo shows the relevant reports by the newspaper Vanguard

Since CCECC entered the Nigerian market in 1981, it has participated in various local emergency rescue operations many times, presenting a good image of responsible Chinese enterprises to the local government and people. In January this year, after a fire broke out in Sokoto State, Nigeria, CCECC immediately mobilized 50 employees and four large-scale equipment to join the rescue efforts, and successfully put the disaster under control within two days. In February this year, after a plane crashed in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, CCECC sent a 50-ton crane, a trailer and ten employees to actively participate in the search and rescue operation. By lending a helping hand time and again to Nigeria, CCECC has demonstrated the demeanor of Chinese enterprises and the responsibility of CRCC to the local government and people.