A two-storey building has on Saturday, May 7 collapsed on Chris Igadi Street in Ago Palace Way area of Lagos state.
There was no casualty from the building collapse which happened around 3 am.
The latest development comes barely one week after a three-storey building collapsed in the Ebute Metta of the state killing 10 people.
This incident comes about a week after more than 20 persons died in the collapse of a three-story building at Ibadan street in Ebute Metta area.
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People residing in the building were said to have vacated the premises immediately after the building gave a sign it wanted to collapse, Punch reports.
Operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), and Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) were deployed in the scene shortly after the incident.
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Speaking on the incident, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, permanent secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) 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 stated that the site of the collapsed structure had been handed over to Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA).
He said;
The agency responded to the collapsed two-story 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.
He stated;
A headcount of occupants was carried out to ensure no occupants are missing and the remains of the building were cordoned off. The operation was concluded around 5:23 am. The site will be handed over to LABSCA and the Ministry of Physical Planning for further investigation.
