A two-storey building on Chris Igadi Street, in Ago Palace Way area of Lagos State, collapsed earlier today, Saturday, 6 May, 2022.
Reports indicated that residents of the building had vacated the premises immediately after the building gave a sign before the collapse.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said no casualty was recorded during the incident, adding that the site of the collapsed structure had been handed over to the Lagos State Building Control Agency.
According to Oke-Osanyintolu, he responded to a distress call on the collapsed two-story building on Chris Igadi Street, off Ago Palace Way, opposite Kilimanjaro/ AP filling station, around 3am, Saturday, 6 May, 2022.
While gathering information from the residents, it was revealed that the building gave signs several hours before it collapsed.
Meanwhile no resident was trapped in the rubbles as all the occupants evacuated the building when signs of its collapse began two hours earlier.
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 while the site will be handed over to LABSCA and Ministry of Physical Planning for further investigation.
