A two-storey residential building collapsed in the Oyingbo area of Lagos in the early hours of Monday, leaving several occupants trapped beneath the debris.
According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the incident occurred at about 12:20 a.m. at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop, Oyingbo.
In a statement issued by the agency’s director, Margaret Adeseye, firefighters from the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station were immediately deployed to the scene following a distress call.
Adeseye confirmed that the structure, which had earlier been marked as distressed, suddenly gave way while residents 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 people – seven men, four women, and four children – have been rescued with varying degrees of injuries. They were taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, and the General Hospital, Odan, on Lagos Island.
Emergency workers were still searching the rubble for possible survivors at the time this report was filed
