An unspecified number of people were reportedly trapped after a two-storey building collapsed in Lagos in the early hours of Monday
The incident was confirmed in a situation report by Margaret Adeseye, Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. The building, located at 54 Cole Street near Cemetery Bus Stop in Oyingbo, had previously shown signs of structural distress.
Adeseye said the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station team was dispatched immediately after receiving a distress call around 12:20 a.m.
“It is an ongoing rescue involving an existing two-storey building which had reportedly been marked in distress before collapsing on the occupants,” the agency stated.
So far, 15 people — 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 General Hospital, Odan, on Lagos Island. Rescue operations are still ongoing.
Building collapses have become a frequent and troubling occurrence in Lagos, often linked to poor enforcement of regulations, substandard construction materials, and inadequate inspections.
Notable recent incidents include a luxury high-rise under construction in Ikoyi that collapsed in November 2021, killing at least 42 people, after exceeding the approved number of floors. In September 2025, a four-storey building under construction in Yaba also collapsed, leaving several people dead and trapped.
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