May 07, (THEWILL) – A two-storey building has collapsed at Ago Palace Way area of Lagos State.
The building located at Chris Igadi Street, off Ago Palace Way, opposite Kilimanjaro/AP filling station, collapsed around 3.00am on Saturday.
The latest incident came five days after a three-storey building caved in at Ebute Metta area of Lagos, killing 10 people.
Operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) and the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) were deployed to the scene shortly after the incident.
Speaking on the incident, Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed that no casualty was recorded from the incident.
He said the house had given signs of caving in, which helped the occupants to evacuate the building early.
Osanyintolu said the site of the collapsed structure had been handed over to the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA).
“On arrival, information gathered from the residents revealed that the building gave signs several hours before the building collapsed.
“Fortunately, nobody was trapped as all the occupants evacuated the area when the signs began two hours before the collapse.
“A head count of occupants was carried out to ensure no occupant was missing and the remains of the building were cordoned off”, he said.
He added that the operation was concluded at about 5:23am, adding that the site would be handed over to LABSCA and Ministry of Physical Planning for further investigation.
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