Several people have been trapped after a two-storey building collapsed in the Oyingbo area of Lagos in the early hours of Monday.
According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the incident occurred at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop, Oyingbo, around 12:20 am.
The Director of the agency, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the development in a situation report, saying the building had already been marked as distressed before it caved in.
“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.
Adeseye explained that emergency responders from the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station were immediately deployed to the scene after receiving a distress call.
So far, 15 persons, including seven men, four women, and four children, have been rescued with varying degrees of injuries.
They were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, and the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island for treatment.
As of press time, rescue operations were still ongoing as officials continued to search the rubble for survivors.
Building collapses have become a recurring tragedy in Lagos, often blamed on weak enforcement of construction regulations, use of substandard materials, and poor supervision.
One of the most devastating incidents occurred in November 2021, when a high-rise luxury apartment building under construction in Ikoyi collapsed, killing at least 42 people.
Investigations later revealed that the structure had exceeded its approved number of floors.
More recently, in September 2025, another four-storey building under construction collapsed in the Yaba district of Lagos, leaving many dead and several others trapped.
