There was pandemonium in Ishaga Road, Mushin area of Lagos on Sunday after a one-storey building under construction suddenly collapsed.
The incident left several people feared trapped beneath the rubble.
NATIONAL POST reports that rescue operations are ongoing, with emergency teams using excavators and other heavy machinery to clear the debris.
Personnel from LASEMA, the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, and the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) are actively involved in the operation.
Sources hinted that the building caved in at approximately 3:40 p.m., sending shockwaves through the densely populated community.
Alarmed residents and bystanders rushed to the scene, attempting to rescue those buried in the debris.
Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the disaster.
He said "We received distress alerts at 15:40 hours and promptly activated the State’s Emergency Response Plan from our Cappa base.
“By 15:56 hours, our team had arrived and confirmed the collapse of a storey building under construction with multiple individuals reportedly trapped.
“The good news is that one victim has been rescued alive, and there have been no reported deaths."