Students and teachers narrowly escaped injury on Monday after a four-storey school building collapsed in the Aguda area of Ogba, Lagos State.
According to The PUNCH, the building, which housed Yemco Nursery, Primary and Comprehensive College, is located at 11 Adudatu Street behind County Hospital.
The incident reportedly occurred around noon, shortly after students and staff had been evacuated from the premises.
Eyewitnesses said the structure collapsed only a few minutes after the evacuation was completed.
A resident in the area said, “The building collapsed about three minutes after the students and teachers were moved out of the premises.”
The witness added that the structure had earlier shown signs of structural defects before the incident occurred.
Emergency responders, including officials of the Lagos Fire and Rescue Service, were seen at the scene shortly after the collapse.
As of the time of filing this report, no casualties had been confirmed.
Authorities, including the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and the school management, are yet to release an official statement detailing the cause of the collapse.
