One injured in Lagos building collapse

One person has been injured after a two-storey and four-storey building beside each other collapsed in the Kosofe area of Lagos State.

Confirming the building collapse on Sunday night, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed that the incident occurred at No. 47-49 Oduntan Street, Kosofe, Lagos.

Oke-Osanyintolu stated: “Upon arrival of the agency’s responders at the scene, a two-storey building and a four-storey building situated beside each other was found to have collapsed at the aforementioned address.

“Investigation conducted by the response team, revealed that the collapse could be attributed to ageing and poor maintenance on the part of the owner.

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“Further investigation revealed that the staircase of the building caved in.

“Unfortunately, a male adult fell due to the impact of the collapse from the topmost floor and has been taken to the hospital.”

He said residents of the building had been asked to vacate the building under the supervision of the combined team of LASEMA, Rapid Response Squad, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), and Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), in order to avert further incident.

The LASEMA boss, however, said the building would be pulled down, saying it failed structural integrity test as confirmed by LASBCA official at the scene.

“With this, the building is a threat to the public and adjoining building,” Oke-Osanyintolu added.

He said the agency’s response team and paramedics, RRS, LABSCA, and LNSC were at the incident scene to salvage the situation.

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