LAGOS — No fewer than 15 people have been rescued after a two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday at 54 Cole Street, Cemetery Bus Stop, Oyingbo, Lagos.
Emergency responders, led by officials of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, are currently carrying out search and rescue operations to locate and free those still trapped beneath the debris.
Reports indicate that the building had earlier been marked as structurally distressed, and occupants were warned to vacate before it caved in around 12:20 a.m. on Monday, October 27, 2025.
Confirming the incident, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said:
“It is an ongoing rescue involving a two-storey building which had reportedly been marked as distressed before collapsing on the occupants. So far, 15 people—seven adult males, four adult females, and four children—have been rescued with varying degrees of injuries.”
She added that all rescued victims have been taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Meta, and the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island, for treatment.
As of 6:00 a.m., no fatalities had been confirmed, though rescue operations were ongoing to reach others believed to be trapped under the rubble.
The collapse plunged the area into chaos as residents and sympathisers joined emergency officials in frantic rescue efforts, while security operatives cordoned off the site to prevent further casualties.
