Another building collapses in Lagos

Less than one week after a building collapsed in Yaba, Lagos, another three-storey building on Wednesday collapsed in Ebute Meta.

According to Vanguard: About half of the building located at on No. 29 Oloto Street, collapsed on the right side leaving the other half hanging dangerously over adjoining buildings.NAN reports that the building has not been occupied since 2012 after a portion at the back collapsed forcing residents in front apartments to vacate.

A correspondent observed that rescue workers from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) were at the scene working.

The officials were using sledge hammers to demolish the building from the point of the partial collapse.

Some residents of the area who spoke to NAN expressed the fear that if the demolition was not properly carried out, it might endanger other buildings in the area.

Mr Folami Goriola, a tenant in one of the buildings on the street appealed to the state government to ensure a controlled demolition to safeguard other buildings.

Goriola said that the occupants of No. 27 Oloto Str. where he resides had been given notice to run an integrity test a second time.

He noted that the test would ensure stability of their building which was adjacent to the remaining portion of the collapsed building.

“We are nursing the fear that the wrecks may fall over our building,’’ he said.

An eye witness, Dr Femi Adagunduro, said that the building collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday.