A two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday at No. 54, Cole street, Cemetery bus stop, near UBA Bank in Oyingbo, Lagos, Very Nigerian reports.

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) said it received a distress call at 12:20am and promptly dispatched rescue teams from the Sari Iganmu Fire Station, who arrived at the scene by 12:29am to begin emergency operations.

Margaret Adeseye, controller general of the LSFRS, confirmed that 15 individuals have been rescued so far.

She said the rescued include seven adult males, four adult females, and four children, all sustaining various injuries.