Barely A Week After Ebute-Metta Building Collapse, Another 2-Story Building Collapses In Lagos

While Lagosians are still nursing the wound of collapsed building that occured in Ebute Meta that killed about 10 people a week ago, another two-story building has reportedly collapsed on Saturday in the State.

The recent incident which happened around 3 am on Saturday April 7, at Chris Igadi Street, Off Ago Palace Way did not claim any life according to sources.

In a report published by Punch, People residing in the building vacated the premises immediately after they saw the sign that it wanted to collapse two hours before the tragedy.

Confirming the incident, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said no casualty was recorded.

Oke-Osanyintolu added 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-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.

“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 5:23 am. The site will be handed over to LABSCA and Ministry of Physical Planning for further investigation.”

It’s unclear if  the two-storey building had been marked for demolition by the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) before it collapsed.