LASEMA reveals cause of seven-storey building collapse

The Lagos State Emergency Management (LASEMA) has revealed the cause of the collapse of the seven-story building in Banana Island, Lagos.

In a statement on its Facebook page, LASEMA stated that the building which was still under construction collapsed after a truck ran into it.

The agency further affirmed that no life was lost.

It reads: “upon arrival of the LASEMA Response Team at the scene of the incident, a six storey building under construction was found to have collapsed.

“Information gathered revealed that the building collapsed as a result of a truck that ran into the building.

“Fortunately, no loss of life, however, efforts are ongoing to reconstruct the building to ground zero so as to forestall any secondary incident.

“Recovery operations ongoing”.