One person has been confirmed dead while 26 others were rescued after a two-storey building collapsed in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State.
The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident on Monday, October 27, 2025.
Oke-Osanyintolu, who led the coordinated rescue operation, told newsmen the agency received a distress call at 12:11 a.m. and immediately mobilised emergency responders to the scene.
Oke-Osanyintolu said: “So far, we have evacuated 21 people to various General Hospitals, and they are receiving adequate treatment.
“In Lagos State, victims of emergencies are treated free of charge and that policy is being implemented right now.”
15 rescued, others trapped as two-storey building collapses in Lagos
He added that five other victims were treated on the spot by the LASEMA ambulance team and discharged after medical attention.
The LASEMA boss disclosed that one fatality was recorded, saying the body had been deposited at the mortuary.
Oke-Osanyintolu said rescue operations were ongoing with precision and coordination to avoid further casualties.
He added: “We have divided the disaster scene into four quadrants. At the inner quadrants, we are using light-duty equipment to avoid additional harm, while at the outer quadrants, we are deploying our heavy-duty equipment.
“We are going strategically and steadily to ground zero.”
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