Unknown number of persons were reportedly trapped after a two-storey building collapsed in Lagos in the wee hours of Monday.
Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS), Margaret Adeseye, disclosed this in her released situation report.
The affected building has been identified as a two-storey building located at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop in the Oyingbo area of Lagos.
Adeseye, who confirmed the incident, said 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 LSFRS 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.
Those that have been rescued so far, but with varying degrees of injuries were taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Ebute‑Metta and General Hospital, Odan in Lagos Island.