A two-storey building located on Amusu Street in the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos State collapsed on Monday morning.
The incident, which occurred at around 8:45 a.m., caused panic among nearby residents, who fled for safety as the structure caved in.
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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that no casualties were reported in the incident. According to the Head of Public Affairs at LASEMA, Mr. Nosa Okunbor, the building collapsed without external interference.
In a statement, Okunbor said, “LASEMA Response Teams in Search and Rescue Operation is at a self-collapsed building on Amusu Street, Baale Bus Stop, Orile Iganmu. No casualties and updates to follow.”
An official from LASEMA, who spoke anonymously, revealed that the building had already been evacuated before it collapsed. “I can confirm to you that the incident happened this morning, but there were no casualties. An evacuation already took place before the collapse,” the official said.
Emergency responders quickly arrived at the scene to assess the situation.
This marks the third building collapse in Lagos this year. In May, a four-storey building collapsed on Lagos Island, trapping an unknown number of people.
A similar incident occurred in July when family members narrowly escaped a building collapse at Iyana Ipaja.
