A two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop, Oyingbo, Lagos, leaving several people trapped.
The incident, confirmed by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, occurred around 12:20 a.m., according to the agency’s Director, Margaret Adeseye, who said rescue operations began immediately after a distress call was received.
Adeseye disclosed that the affected structure had previously been marked as distressed before it 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 stated.
As of press time, 15 people — seven men, four women, and four children — had been rescued with varying degrees of injuries and taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, and General Hospital, Odan, on Lagos Island.
Emergency workers were still searching the rubble for possible survivors at the time of filing this report.
Building collapses remain a recurring tragedy in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria, often linked to poor construction practices, sub-standard materials, and weak regulatory enforcement.
In November 2021, a high-rise building under construction in Ikoyi collapsed, killing at least 42 people, while another four-storey building collapsed in Yaba in September 2025, leaving several dead and trapped.
Authorities have since intensified monitoring of marked structures, though the frequency of such incidents continues to raise concerns about safety compliance in the state’s construction sector.
