A two-storey building on Chris Igadi Street, in the Ago Palace Way area of Lagos State, has collapsed, 9news Nigeria can authoritatively confirm.
The building, which collapsed on Saturday, is coming less than two weeks after a Three-storey building collapsed in Ebute-Meta area of the state
Investigations by 9news Nigeria shows that people residing in the building vacated the premises immediately after the building gave a sign it wanted to collapse.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said no casualty was recorded during the incident
He disclosed that the site of the collapsed structure had been handed over to the Lagos State Building Control Agency.
He said, “The agency responded to the collapsed two-storey building on Chris Igadi Street, off Ago Palace Way, opposite Kilimanjaro/ AP filling station, around 3am this morning.
“On arrival, information gathered from the residents revealed that the building gave signs several hours before it collapsed. Fortunately, nobody was trapped as all the occupants evacuated the area when the signs began two hours before the collapse.
“A headcount of occupants was carried out to ensure no occupants is missing and the remains of the building were cordoned off. The operation was concluded around 5:23am. The site will be handed over to LABSCA and Ministry of Physical Planning for further investigation.”
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