One person confirmed dead, 26 rescued as Lagos building collapses overnight.
One person has been confirmed dead while 26 others were rescued from a collapsed two-storey building at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop, Oyingbo, Lagos.
The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday.
She wrote, “Update: One recovered dead as (survivors) rescued alive move to 26.”
Adeseye said the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station team responded to the distress call around 12:20 a.m.
According to her, the structure had earlier been marked as distressed before collapsing on residents.
Fifteen victims — seven men, four women, and four children — were taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, and the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island.