A three-storey building on Friday night collapsed at Ikpoh Street in Surulere, Lagos State.
Territorial Coordinator,
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, while confirming the incident said there were no casualties.
The building came down at about 10.00 p.m. on Friday at No. 14 Ikpoh Street Surulere.
An occupant of the building, Mr Gervase Anyanwu, a businessman, disclosed that all the other occupants were able to run out of the building before it came down completely.
“Immediately we heard the sound, all the occupants of the building gathered at the mustard point, before evacuating for safety.
“No casualty was recorded,” Anyanwu said.
Anyanwu said the immediate evacuation of the occupants was “simply by the grace of God”.
However, another resident of the street that the building had shown serious signs of distress before it came down.
Excavation of the rubbles from the building was yet to commence, but all the relevant government agencies in charge of emergency had shown their presence at the site.
NAN