No fewer than 15 people — seven men, four women, and four children — have been rescued with varying degrees of injuries after a two-storey building collapsed early Monday morning in Lagos.
The incident occurred at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop in the Oyingbo area of the state.
According to a situation report issued by Margaret Adeseye, Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the building caved in around 12:20 a.m. while residents were asleep. 
Adeseye said firefighters from the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station were immediately dispatched to the scene following a distress call.
“IT IS AN ONGOING RESCUE INVOLVING AN EXISTING TWO-STOREY BUILDING WHICH HAD REPORTEDLY BEEN MARKED AS DISTRESSED BEFORE COLLAPSING ON THE OCCUPANTS,” SHE STATED.
Those rescued have been taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, and the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island.
As of the time of filing this report, search and rescue operations are still ongoing as more victims are feared trapped under the rubble.
Building collapses continue to be a recurring tragedy in Lagos, often attributed to the weak enforcement of building regulations, the use of substandard materials, and inadequate structural supervision.
In November 2021, a 21-storey building under construction in Ikoyi collapsed, killing at least 42 people, while another four-storey building in Yaba came down in September 2025, claiming multiple lives.
