An undisclosed number of persons have been reported trapped after a two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday in Lagos.
The incident was confirmed in a situation report issued by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye.
According to the report, the affected structure is a two-storey building located at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop in the Oyingbo area of Lagos.
Adeseye said the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station team was immediately dispatched to the site after a distress call was received at about 12:20 a.m. on Monday.
“The structure, which had reportedly shown signs of distress, gave way while residents were still inside,” she said.
A statement from the agency further noted: “It is an ongoing rescue involving an existing two-storey building which has reportedly been marked in distress before collapsing on the occupants.”
So far, 15 persons — seven men, four women, and four children — have been rescued with varying degrees of injuries and taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, and the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island.
As of the time of filing this report, rescue operations were still ongoing.
Building collapses remain a recurring tragedy in Lagos and across Nigeria, often linked to weak regulatory enforcement, substandard materials, and inadequate construction oversight.