LASEMA confirms building collapse, fire outbreak in Lagos
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed the collapse of a two-storey building at Agarawu, Palm Church, behind Lagos Central Mosque.
Oke-Osanyintolu told News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) that the building collapsed as a result of lack of maintenance and
structural instability.
“However, there was no loss of life or injury sustained in the incidence.
“The LASEMA Response Team (LRT),
Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Lagos State Neighborhood
Corps (LNSC), Police and Lagos State Ambulance (LASAMBUS) were
responders at the scene of incident.”
He said that recovery operation had taken place to ensure safety of lives and property in the area.
In a related development, NAN also reports a
fire outbreak occurred which occurred in a storey building situated at
22, AIT road kola bus stop Alagbado, on Friday, in Lagos.
Oke-Osanyintolu, said that when the LASEMA
team arrived the scene of incident, it discovered that a storey building
consisting of four flats of three bedroom each, was gutted by fire.
“Further investigation revealed that the
cause of the fire was due to electrical surge which emanated from the
ceiling fan in the living room and which escalated to other rooms in the
affected flat.
“Fortunately no loss of life or injuries was recorded at the incident. The fire was curtailed and finally put out by the combined efforts of the Agency’s LRT (Dolphin Squad) and Men of Lagos State Fire Service Operations,” he said.
LASEMA confirms building collapse, fire outbreak in Lagos
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