Many Feared Trapped After Two-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Monday, October 27th, 2025

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Monday, a two-storey gathering collapsed successful the aboriginal hours of Monday astatine No. 54, Cole street, Cemetery autobus stop, adjacent UBA Bank successful Oyingbo, Lagos.

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) disclosed that it received a distress telephone astatine 12:20am and it rapidly sent rescue teams from the Sari Iganmu Fire Station, who came to the country by 12:29am to commencement exigency operations.

Margaret Adeseye, controller wide of the LSFRS, said that 15 individuals person truthful been rescued.

She said the rescued see 7 big males, 4 big females, and 4 children, each sustaining assorted injuries.

According to her, they person been taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, and General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island.

She besides disclosed that preliminary investigations amusement that the building, which had been antecedently marked arsenic distressed, collapsed portion residents were inside.

She further disclosed that rescue efforts are inactive ongoing arsenic exigency responders proceed to look for much victims who are believed to beryllium trapped nether the debris.

Adeseye assured that the bureau successful collaboration with different exigency agencies, volition relationship for each those trapped. 

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