Three lose their lives, 5 rescued as Osun constructing collapses

Three individuals have misplaced their lives whereas 5 others had been rescued alive after a two-storey industrial constructing collapsed at Zone 8, Oke Alaafia Community, Owode Ede, Osun State.

The tragic incident occurred late Friday night time, October 30, 2026, trapping a number of individuals beneath the rubble of the constructing.

The Federal Fire Service (FFS), Osun State Command, disclosed this in a press release on Saturday, October 31, saying its personnel efficiently rescued 5 victims alive throughout an in a single day search and rescue operation.

According to the assertion signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSF Ojo Omoyemi Olamide, the emergency name was acquired at about 11:30 p.m. on Friday via the Command’s emergency line.

He stated the fireplace service instantly mobilised its Appliance FFS 141, which arrived on the scene at 11:33 p.m., with AIF Adeyemi as the motive force and DSF Ogunremi main the rescue crew.

The collapsed construction was recognized as a two-storey procuring advanced comprising six retailers on the higher ground, one other six retailers on the center ground and two shops on the bottom ground.

The constructing, which lined an estimated space of fifty metres by 100 metres, was used for industrial actions earlier than the incident.

The assertion stated preliminary investigations advised that structural defects and using substandard constructing supplies might need contributed to the collapse.

It added that the 5 survivors had been rescued from the particles and instantly evacuated to Idera Specialist Hospital, Ede, for pressing medical consideration.

However, three different victims had been recovered with no indicators of life and subsequently handed over to operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, A Division, Ede.

The rescue operation was collectively carried out by the Federal Fire Service and the Osun State Fire Service, Ede Station, with assist from the police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

The police staff was led by SP Bamidele, whereas the NSCDC personnel from Owode Ede Division had been led by CSC Oyekunle.

The operation, which lasted a number of hours, was accomplished within the early hours of Saturday, with the rescue staff returning to its station at about 9:26 a.m.

The Federal Fire Service estimated the worth of property misplaced within the collapse at N100 million, whereas property price roughly N150 million was reportedly saved via the operation.

The Command expressed condolences to the households of those that misplaced their lives and urged residents, builders and constructing homeowners to conform strictly with accepted development requirements.

It additionally suggested members of the general public to promptly report emergencies to the suitable authorities to facilitate well timed intervention and stop additional lack of lives and property.