TOBI IJALANA
Not less than 12 people have been injured after a three storey building under construction reportedly collapsed in Lagos this morning.
It was gathered that the building collapsed at about midnight on Wednesday in Fagba area.
The Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident.
He said: “This is just to inform you that a three storey building collapsed at K Farm, Fagba, Off Iju Road. It was a building under construction. The people there have been evacuated and the injured are responding to treatment. No mortalities recorded. All the Key Stakeholders that are important in managing disaster in Lagos are on ground. However the building will be pulled to ground zero for safety of the people living in the area. All the buildings adjacent/beside the collapsed building will be subjected to solid material testing. For your information.”
