Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that any buildings in the state that fail integrity testing will be dismantled.
The Lagos State Governor issued the reassurance after 14 structures near the two that caught fire at Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island on Tuesday, April 9, collapsed.
Sanwo-Olu said; “A lot of residential apartments have been turned into warehouses. I am saying without any iota of doubt that more buildings will go down.
“I just finished the assessment of a very unfortunate, but preventable disaster. Access was denied to the first responder to the fire for a couple of hours. This fire started more than 48 hours ago and is still alive.
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“At the last count, we have about 14 houses that have been affected and more may go down after the extensive test.
“What I have seen here is what could have been prevented; we do not have a full report yet, so I do not want to speculate. From the initial report, it was gross carelessness.”
Sanwo-Olu further stated that Dosunmu Market would remain closed indefinitely as the state government aids those in need.
He added; “We will bring down any property that does not conform to our rules and regulations of construction. We cannot allow anyone to put the lives and property of others and the environment at risk.
“We will support those affected by the fire so they can get back on their feet, however. There are more progressive things we ought to be doing than to be spending scarce resources on avoidable accidents.”
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