The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Control Centre, on Thursday, received a distressed call concerning a partially collapsed building at the 21 Makinde Street Alausa, Ikeja.
This was made known in the pictures shared on the Facebook page of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency.
According to reports, the call which came in at about 2.55pm prompted the activation of the Agency’s Emergency Response Team to the incident scene.
The two storey building under construction was said to have partially collapsed while under construction.
The team’s physical assessment of the incident revealed that the building collapsed from the base tilting sideways as result of structural defect. No life was lost, but a male adult who was working in the collapsed building sustained injury and was treated immediately.
Meanwhile, occupant of adjoining building around the partially collapsed building were safely evacuated, while the vicinity of the partially collapsed building was cordoned off to prevent any form of movement around the collapsed site for safety purpose.
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