15 Rescued, Others Trapped As Two-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos

Several people were trapped after a two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State.

The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the incident in a situation report, saying the agency received a distress call at about 12:20 a.m.

According to Adeseye, the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station team was immediately deployed to the scene for rescue operations.

She revealed that the building, which had previously been marked as distressed, gave way while occupants were still inside.

“It is an ongoing rescue involving an existing two-storey building which has reportedly been marked in distress before collapsing on the occupants,” the statement read.

So far, 15 victims — including seven men, four women, and four children — have been rescued with varying degrees of injuries and taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Ebute-Metta and the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island.

As of the time of filing this report, rescue operations were still ongoing as emergency responders continued to search through the debris for possible survivors.

This latest collapse adds to the growing number of similar incidents in Lagos.

In May, one person died and nine others were rescued after a two-storey building under construction collapsed at Otta Ona Junction in Ikorodu.

Likewise, in September, a three-storey structure under construction caved in at Alagomeji, Yaba, trapping several individuals.