Four children,Landlord injured in Lagos building collapse

A landlord and four children were on Sunday night rescued from a two-storey building which partially collapsed in Bariga area of Lagos Mainland,

Those rescued from the incident which occurred around 9:30pm were, the twins girls Kehinde and Taiye, their brother Idowu , the owner of the building, Pa Ayilara and an unnamed kid .

The Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Mr.Adebayo Kehinde confirmed the incident and said no life was lost .

Kehinde said that the building had been distressed with cracks lines on its parts for a while .

He further said that LASEMA Director-General,Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu directed that all injured people should be taken to hospital immediately for treatment .

The landlord (Pa Ayilara), who initially refused all entreaties to be moved out, was later taken to Gbagada General Hospital for treatment.

The building was condoned-off after all the residents have been evacuated by the emergency responders.

The LASEMA Director-General has advised the owner of the structure to ensure that holistic assessment was carried out by Lagos State Building Control Agency before any repair, he said.

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