80-year-old woman dies in Oyingbo building collapse
The Oyingbo building collapse claimed the life of an 80-year-old woman and displaced seven families on Thursday.
The territorial coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development to the newsmen in Lagos.
Farinloye said the building had shown signs of distress for a very long time and finally collapsed partially on Thursday morning.
He said two households were fortunate to escape from the building shortly before the incident occurred at about 7.45 a.m.
“It was reported that the two-story building located at No. 34, Oloto Street, off Borno Way, Ebute Metta, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, with GPS coordinates of N6°28 42.09 and E3°2311.09, had been showing signs of distress earlier.
“In order to prevent further threats to the residents of the neighbourhood, the officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency have commenced immediate and tactical demolitions of the remaining parts of the building,” Farinloye said.
