LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT PULLS DOWN 2-STOREY BUILDING IN SURULERE
The Lagos State Government has pulled down a two-storey building in Surulere.
Reports indicate that the building posed a great danger, having shown visible cracks and other defects.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said the building failed several “integrity tests” and thereby posed threats to the lives of both the occupants of the house and residents of Lagos State.
LASEMA Director-General, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement, said the occupants were evacuated before the building was demolished.
He said, “A joint response team comprising the Agency’s officials, Lagos State Building Control Agency personnel and Ministry Of Physical Planning personnel, observed that a residential building was showing visible cracks and defects.
“The occupants of the building have been evacuated by the Agency’s officials. The building has subsequently failed the integrity testing and is undergoing a controlled demolition with LASEMA heavy-duty equipment, with a go-ahead from the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Physical Planning.”
He advised residents to take necessary corrective actions on their properties to safeguard lives from avoidable tragedies.
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