One person has been confirmed dead and 26 others rescued after a two-storey building collapsed at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop in the Oyingbo area of Lagos.
The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the development in an update issued on Monday, October 27.
She wrote, “Update: One recovered dead as (survivors) rescued alive move to 26.”
Earlier reports indicated that several residents were trapped when the building caved in in the early hours of Monday.
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According to Adeseye, a team from the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station was immediately dispatched to the scene after receiving a distress call around 12:20 a.m.
She explained that the structure, which had already been identified as unsafe, finally gave way while occupants 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 statement said.
As of Monday morning, 15 victims, including seven men, four women, and four children, had been rescued with various degrees of injuries and taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Ebute-Metta and the General Hospital in Odan, Lagos Island.