Hotel fence collapses, kill two in Ikorodu

SITUATION REPORT ON COLLAPSE BUILDING (HOTEL FENCE) AT 38 COMMUNITY ROAD AND 25, ALAO STREET OPPOSITE IYEWA ROAD, OLAINUKAN BUS STOP, INWARD ISHAWO BUS STOP IKORODU.

Upon arrival at the incident scene, a single storey building (Hotel fence) at No 38 COMMUNITY road was found to have collapsed on a three bed room flat (Bungalow) at no 25 Alao street behind the hotel.

Further investigation revealed that the said building fence was weakened by poor drainage resulting in its collapse on the house No 25 Alao street.

Two young boys aged Seven years and Nine years old boy named Gbolahan and Yinka Atolagbe lost their lives. They have since been buried according to Muslim rites.

The Agency’s LRT, Lagos State Fire Service, LNSC, LABCA and the Community Excos are the responders at the incident scene.

The building has been cordoned off by the Agency’s LRT to avoid secondary incident and handed over to LABCA.

Operation concluded, LRT heading back to base.

Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu
PS LASEMA