ONE DEAD, THREE RESCUED IN LAGOS BUILDING COLLAPSE

One construction worker died, while three others were rescued after a building under construction collapsed in Idi Araba, Mushin, Lagos State.

The incident happened at about 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 96 Ishaga Road, opposite the Idi Araba Central Mosque.

Emergency teams responded to the distress call and began searching for people trapped beneath the rubble.

The Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed that one person was recovered dead, while three others were rescued alive.

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said the three survivors were adult men who sustained varying degrees of injury. They received immediate medical attention at the scene before being taken to hospital by the Lagos State Ambulance Service.

Fire service spokesperson Shakiru Amodu also confirmed that the person who died was an adult male.

Firefighters, emergency management officials, ambulance personnel, neighbourhood safety officers and police worked together at the scene.

Authorities cordoned off the site and deployed heavy equipment to assist the rescue operation and secure the area.

At the time of the initial report, the cause of the collapse had not been officially established, and investigations were ongoing.