It was a dreadful sight on Saturday evening, when a three-storey building under renovation by Keystone Bank, suddenly collapsed at Palmgrove, along Ikorodu Road, killing a 35-year-old labourer, Ezekiel Ajibola.
Reports have it that the incident occurred at about 7.20 pm. Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, also confirmed the ugly incident.
“The concrete canopy attached above door level on ground floor collapsed due to inadequate reinforcement under the weight of concrete and was probably added on as an afterthought.
“The workers were working this evening around 7 p.m. and one of the artisans was apparently polishing the floor tiles, whilst another was at the top.
“The canopy collapsed on the artisan on ground level and he lost his life,” the LASEMA boss said.
He, however, said that the area had been cordoned off to prevent any secondary incident while the recovery operation was completed at 9:30 p.m.
