Several people were feared trapped after a two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday in the Oyingbo area of Lagos.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the incident, which occurred at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop, just after midnight. According to the agency’s Director, Margaret Adeseye, the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station team rushed to the scene immediately after receiving a distress call around 12:20 a.m.
Adeseye said the building had earlier been marked as distressed before it finally gave way while residents were still inside. “It is an ongoing rescue involving a two-storey structure which had shown signs of weakness before collapsing on the occupants,” she explained.
So far, 15 people — seven men, four women, and four children — have been rescued and taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Ebute-Metta and the General Hospital on Lagos Island for treatment. Rescue operations were still in progress as of press time.
Building collapses have become all too common in Lagos, often linked to poor construction standards, use of substandard materials, and weak enforcement of safety regulations.
Read Also;
Police deny attack on residents during Lagos demolition
In November 2021, a luxury high-rise building under construction in Ikoyi collapsed, killing at least 42 people. More recently, in September 2025, another building under construction in Yaba came crashing down, leaving several people dead and others trapped.
Authorities have yet to confirm the total number of people still trapped in the latest Oyingbo collapse, as emergency workers continue digging through the debris.
