The three-storey building, which collapsed on Friday, was built 25 years ago.
“Upon arrival at the scene of the incident, it was discovered that a three-storey building collapsed,” he said, adding that the cause cannot be ascertained for now.
“The trapped female senior citizen and a girl in the self-collapsed building who sustained minor injuries were rescued, attended to and stabilized by emergency responders in the LASAMBUS before their release.“The 25-year-old self-collapsed three-storey building located at 95, Cemetry Street, domiciled between Lagos and Abeokuta Streets in Ebute Metta according to some residents and occupants has been showing signs of distress for a while,” LASEMA said.
The agency said the building is made up of six units of a bedroom and parlour mini flats, which were previously reconstructed by a developer. Ibrahim Farinloye, the Acting Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency , said the casualty was minimal because occupants of the building were not at home.He added that other relevant agencies and responders are at the scene to curtail a secondary accident.
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