One person has been confirmed dead, while 26 others have been rescued from the collapsed two-storey building at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop in the Oyingbo area of Lagos.
The update was provided on Monday by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, in a new situation report released to journalists.
She wrote, “Update: One recovered dead as (survivors) rescued alive move to 26.”
It was 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.