At least one person has been confirmed dead while 26 others were 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 update in a fresh statement on Monday.
“Update: One recovered dead as survivors rescued alive move to 26,” Adeseye said.
Earlier, the agency had reported that the building, which had been marked as distressed, collapsed around 12:20 a.m. on Monday while residents were still inside.
Adeseye said a rescue team from the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station was dispatched to the scene immediately after receiving a distress call.
“It is an ongoing rescue involving an existing two-storey building which had reportedly been marked in distress before collapsing on the occupants,” she said.
The fire service confirmed that 15 people, including seven men, four women, and four children, were rescued with varying degrees of injuries and taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Meta, and the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island, for treatment.
Rescue efforts were still ongoing as emergency workers continued to search through the rubble for possible survivors.
