About eight people were said to be injured when one storey building collapsed at Mafoluku area of Oshodi, Lagos Nigeria, according to New Telegraph.
It was gathered that the the building is located at No 35 Adesanya Street via Ayo ni o, Mafoluku area of Oshodi. It was also learnt that the building was an old structure.
Six of the injured victims had been taken to a private hospital by the emergency responders and volunteers in the area.
Confirming the incident, the General Manager and the Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, who led the response team, said that all the trapped victims had been evacuated and treated. He explained that six of the victims were treated by the paramedics at LRU.
Osanyintolu said: “It was an old building. The people there have been evacuated and the injured are responding to treatment. No mortalities recorded. However the building will be pulled to ground zero for safety of the people living in the area.
Osanyintolu added all the buildings within the vicinity will be subjected to structural integrity test to ascertain their strength.
“All the buildings near the collapsed building will be subjected to solid material testing. LASEMA and its Stakeholders are on ground.”