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Another Residential Building Goes Down Inside Alaba Market [PHOTO]

Hamilton Nwosa
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By ‘Dotun Akintomide

A residential building has collapsed at Ilufe road, Alaba International Market, Ojo-Lagos.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed to The New Diplomat that the 3 storey building consisting of 8 blocks of flats collapsed in the early hours of today.

According to LASEMA’s investigation at the incident scene, the building had showed some signs of being distressed before going down today.

However, no live was lost to the incident.

According to the General Manager, LASEMA, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu recovery operation is on going by LASEMA, LABSCA and other stakeholders to prevent any secondary incident of full or total collapsed that may lead to unnecessary loss of lives.

 

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