A two-storey building collapsed early Monday on Amusu Street, Orile Iganmu, Lagos State. Fortunately, no casualties were reported, as confirmed by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). The incident, which occurred around 8:45 am, did not cause any injuries since the building had been evacuated prior to its collapse.
As seen in a video trending online, the building caved in as residents nearby scampered for safety.
The Head, Public Affairs Unit, LASEMA, Mr Nosa Okunbor, who confirmed that there was no casualty in the building collapse, reports News Agency of Nigeria.
In a statement, the LASEMA boss said that the building collapsed on its own at about 8.45am.
LASEMA’s response teams were dispatched for search and rescue operations. Nosa Okunbor, Head of LASEMA’s Public Affairs Unit, confirmed that no one was harmed and that updates would follow. This collapse follows other recent incidents in Lagos, including a four-story building collapse on Lagos Island in May and another incident in Iyana Ipaja in July.
“LASEMA Response Teams in Search and Rescue Operation is at a self-collapsed building on Amusu Street, Baale Bus Stop, Orile Iganmu.
“No casualties and updates to follow,” he said
Earlier, an official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency who confirmed the incident anonymously said no casualty was recorded.
The official added that the building had been evacuated before the collapse.
“I can confirm to you that the incident happened this morning but there were no casualties. An evacuation already took place before the collapse.”
The LASEMA source further stated that emergency responders were already at the scene of the incident.
In May, a four-story building collapsed on Lagos Island, trapping an unknown number of people.
The incident occurred at Iga Iduganran, near the Oba of Lagos’ palace.
In July, family members living in the boys’ quarters behind a storey building on No 49 Oyinlola Street, Off Adealu Bus Stop, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos State, escaped death by a whisker when the quarters caved in.
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