Three building employees have been rescued alive whereas one individual died after a two-storey building below building collapsed on Akinola Street, close to Fadeyi Bus Stop, off Ikorodu Road, Lagos State.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, mentioned the building collapsed in the early hours of Friday, October 23, 2026, with building employees suspected to be trapped beneath the rubble.
The company mentioned in a press release that it obtained a misery name at 12:10am and instantly activated its Cobra Response Team from the Onipanu Base. The staff arrived on the scene at 12:12am and started search and rescue operations.
During the operation, responders heard groaning sounds from beneath the collapsed construction, indicating that some folks would possibly nonetheless be alive below the particles.
LASEMA deployed an excavator to assist the rescue effort, whereas security measures had been put in place to guard each the victims and emergency responders.
As of three:33am, three grownup males had been rescued alive, whereas one grownup male was recovered dead.
The rescued victims obtained fast pre-hospital care from LASEMA paramedics and the Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS, earlier than being taken to hospital for additional therapy.
The company mentioned search and rescue operations had been persevering with to find out whether or not extra folks remained trapped beneath the rubble.
The operation was coordinated by the company’s Director of Operations, Engr. Akinsanya, and the Head of Cappa Base, Engr. Salami, who arrived on the scene to supervise the response.
Other responders included the LASEMA Response Team, Lagos Rescue Unit, LRU, paramedics, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, LASAMBUS and officers of the Nigeria Police Force from the Alagbon Division.
The explanation for the collapse had but to be established as of the time of the report. LASEMA mentioned related regulatory companies would conduct an in depth investigation into the incident.
The Lagos State Government, below Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, expressed sympathy to the household of the deceased and wished the rescued victims a speedy restoration.
“The Government remains fully committed to ensuring that all collapsed building incidents are professionally managed with utmost priority on saving lives,” the assertion mentioned.
It additional restated its zero tolerance for substandard building, including that it will strengthen monitoring and enforcement in collaboration with the Lagos State Building Control Agency to forestall a recurrence.
LASEMA assured residents that its emergency response groups remained on alert throughout Lagos State and urged members of the general public to report emergencies promptly via its toll-free numbers.
