There are fears that some residents or passersby of a three-storey building which collapsed on Amusu Street, in the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos State may have been injured.
The incident happened in the early hours of a wet Monday.
The building was videotaped while it caved in as residents nearby scampered for safety.
An official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency who confirmed the incident said no casualty was recorded.
The official added that the building had been evacuated before the collapse.
“I can confirm to you that the incident happened this morning but there were no casualties. An evacuation already took place before the collapse.”
The LASEMA source further stated that emergency responders were already at the scene of the incident.