An old woman died on Thursday morning when a building partially collapsed on Oloto Street in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State.
The woman died from the impact of the partial collapse, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said in a statement.
The agency, however, said no one was injured in the collapse.
The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, disclosed that the agency received distress calls at about 8:30 a.m. and the rescue team arrived at about 8:42 a.m.
“The agency responded to distress calls concerning the above and upon arrival discovered a storey building in a state of partial collapse.
“Further information gathered at the incident scene revealed that an internal suspended beam in a room collapsed at about 7:45 a.m. due to the ageing and lack of maintenance of the structure.
“Unfortunately, an old woman died from the impact of the partial collapse,” he added.