3-storey school building collapses in Ejigbo Lagos
There was palpable fear at Ile- Epo area of Iyana Ejibo as a three-storey building belonging to Excel College, Ejigbo, collapsed.
Residents and neighbours for nearly an hour made frantic search through the rubbles of the collapse building located at 15, Ansar-ud-Deen, Ile Epo Bus Stop, Iyana Ejigbo to find out if anyone was trapped in the building. But it was learnt that nobody was trapped in the building as the school was said to currently COVID-19 induced locked down.
Gentechnews gathered that conjoined twin three-storey building caved in at about 8:15am before the emergency agencies were alerted.
It was also gathered that the collapsed portion was attributed to “visible distress”, which has seriously affected the second wing, with visible cracks on the walls, pillars and decking of the second portion.
Speaking on the incident, the Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Demi Oke-Osanyintolu revealed that available information from school officials indicated that the collapsed building had previously shown signs of distress, stressing that the school authority was planning to renovate and refortify the collapsed structure.
DG LASEMA said: “Situation report regarding the collapsed building at Excel College, located at 15, Ansar-ud-Deen Street, Ile Epo Bus Stop, Ejigbo, has it that upon arrival at the incident scene, it was observed that a three-storey building (Excel College) at the aforementioned address had collapsed. “Distress calls received established that the building collapsed at about 8:15am.
“Information gathered from some officials of the school revealed that the building had previously shown signs of distress and the school was planning to renovate and refortify the structure.
“The three-storey building has two wings conjoined; the wing that collapsed has seriously affected the second wing as visible cracks can be seen on the walls, pillars and decking. “Fortunately, nobody was trapped, no injuries and no fatality has been recorded.”
