An undisclosed number of people have been trapped after a two-storey building collapsed in the Oyingbo area of Lagos early Monday morning.
According to a situation report by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, the building located at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop, collapsed around 12:20 a.m.
The agency said that the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station team responded immediately after receiving a distress call.
The structure, which had already been marked as distressed, reportedly 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 agency confirmed.
So far, 15 people — including seven men, four women, and four children — have been rescued with varying degrees of injuries.
They have been taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, and the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island.
Rescue operations are still ongoing as of the time of filing this report. Building collapses remain a frequent tragedy in Nigeria, especially in Lagos.
Experts attribute the recurring incidents to poor regulatory enforcement, substandard materials, and inadequate inspections.
Notable past cases include the Ikoyi high-rise collapse in November 2021, which killed at least 42 people, and another in Yaba in September 2025, where a four-storey building under construction also collapsed, leaving many dead and trapped.
Source: Punch Online
