Breaking: Another Building Under Construction Collapses in Lagos
- Another building under construction has collapsed in Lagos state according to reports from sources
- According to an eyewitness, a part of the building had collapsed late last year, but work did not stop
- The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency Response Unit was called to the scene of the building collapse
Punch Newspaper has reported that a three-storey building still under construction has collapsed in Lagos state.
The collapsed building is on Akanbi Crescent in the Yaba area of Lagos state. The newspaper reports that there are possible casualties stuck in the building.
The building collapsed into another building beside it. According to an eyewitness, a part of the building had collapsed late last year, but work did not stop.
Source: UGC
A resident of number 29, Lawani Street, a street off the scene of the incident was reported to have claimed that that her car was affected last year, when a section of the building collapsed, however, work continued despite the police being called in.
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Our correspondent also gathered that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency Response Unit was called to the scene but had yet to arrive.
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Ibrahim Farinloye, the acting coordinator of NEMA, southwest, said the collapsed building is currently being pulled down.
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Farinloye confirmed that the collapsed building is located on Gerrard Road around the Ikoyi area.
Source: Legit.ng
