Photo caption: Ongoing rescue efforts at the scene of the building collapse in Lagos. Photo Credit: Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service
One person has been confirmed dead while 26 survivors have been rescued from the collapsed two-storey building at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop in Oyingbo area of Lagos.
The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, gave the update in a fresh situation report made available to journalists on Monday.
She wrote, “Update: One recovered dead as (survivors) rescued alive move to 26.”
The PUNCH earlier reported that an undisclosed number of persons were trapped after a building collapsed in Lagos in the wee hours of Monday.
Adeseye, who had earlier confirmed the incident, disclosed that the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station team was immediately dispatched to the scene after receiving a distress call at about 12:20 a.m. on Monday.
The agency confirmed that the structure, which had previously shown signs of distress, gave way while residents 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 this morning, 15 people — including seven men, four women and four children — were rescued with varying degrees of injuries and taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Ebute‑Metta and General Hospital, Odan in Lagos Island.
