Two-Storey Building Collapses In Orile Iganmu, Lagos

A two-storey building has collapsed on Amusu Street, in Orile Iganmu area of Lagos State.

The building collapsed on Monday morning as people were about to start their business activities for the day.

A video of the building as it went down was posted by a media executive and blogger, Samuel Olatunji, on his Instagram page.

It could not be ascertained the number of people in the building when it collapsed.

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However, a statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) response team said no casualties were recorded during the incident.

LASEMA’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the collapse in an official statement.

“Cause of the self-collapsed building was attributed to distress, as further information gathered from LASBCA at incident scene revealed that occupants of the collapsed building had been served notice to quit by LASBCA as being distressed, but some occupants remained recalcitrant,” he said.

“Further Assessment has been conducted at the scene on the adjoining Two (2) storey building which reveals that the building was distressed and unhabitable for occupants.

“All occupants in the said building have been evacuated from the distressed building for safety reasons.”

He said emergency officials from LASEMA, LRU Pre-Hospital Care Unit, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, police personnel among others were on ground to handle the situation.