Two unidentified persons have been confirmed dead after a two-storey building at Highway Police Barracks, beside Police College in Ikeja, Lagos state, collapsed.

It was learnt that the staircase section of the building collapsed at about 7am when the residents were preparing for the Christmas Day celebration.

The partial collapse occurred few days after fire gutted Area F police command, Ikeja, destroying property worth millions of Naira.

Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) Lagos State command, Dolapo Badmos, said that one of the buildings in the barracks partially collapsed.

“It is said that we lost two occupants of the building. They were making use of the staircase when it collapsed.”

Also, General Manager of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Tiamiyu Adesina, said that the deceased have been handed over to the appropriate agencies.

The building collapse followed a massive fire outbreak at the premises of the Nigerian Breweries Plc in the Iganmu area of the state in southwest Nigeria.

The blaze was said to have engulfed the factory section of the company.

According to officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the fire started at about 5:30am on Sunday.

Meanwhile, an eyewitness told Channels Television crew that the fire began from the generator room

Although no death has so far been reported, about three victims have been taken away by NEMA officials for treatment.

Spokesman for the Nigerian Breweries, Mr Kufre Ekanem, said the fire has been brought under control.

•Pieced together from Daily Trust and Channels reports.