Some experts in the building environment have explained that the accidental collision of a truck cannot trigger a total collapse of a properly built structure, The PUNCH reports.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency had in a statement claimed that the recently collapsed building on 1st Avenue, in the Banana Island area of Ikoyi, Lagos State the collapse was a result of a truck that ran into the building.
It stated, “Situation report on the collapsed building at 1st Avenue, Banana Island, Ikoyi. Upon the arrival of the LASEMA response team at the scene of the incident, a six-storey building under construction was found to have collapsed. Information gathered revealed that the building collapsed as a result of a truck that ran into the building.
“Fortunately, no loss of life. However, forts are ongoing to reconstruct the building to ground zero so as to forestall any secondary incident.”
Faulting LASEMA’s claim, the Principal Architect, AD Consulting, Olajumoke Adenowo, argued that the narrative that a cement truck ran into a column was flawed.
