Following the collapse of a four-storey building in Mushin, Lagos state on Friday, the Lagos State Government has ordered prompt investigations to unravel the cause of the building collapse.
Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Omotayo Bamgbose-Martins, made this known in a statement while at the site.
According to him, the incident which occured at midday was “the partial collapse of a four-floor building that is over forty years old” and located at 2/4 Oye Sonuga Street, Palmgroove, Mushin Local Government Area.
The commissioner, according to a statement by Mr Mukaila Sanusi, spokesman of the ministry, said that while investigations were on, he had directed that the adjoining building be demolished for safety reasons to avert danger, Punch reports.
He also stated that the Lagos State Building Control Agency and the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory had been instructed to begin work to unravel the cause of the collapse while the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency had since begun rescue operations and efforts were on to save anyone trapped in the rubbles.
However, the building, which was under construction, caved in leading to the death of no fewer than five persons.
Lagos has recorded recurring cases of building collapse, with Friday’s incident coming on the heels of that of a seven-story building on Oba Idowu Oniru Street, Lekki, on September 4.
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