JUST-IN: 6 More Deaths Confirmed In Afriland Towers Fire

The decease toll from the tragic occurrence astatine Afriland Towers Fire connected Broad Street, Lagos Island, has climbed to 10, pursuing confirmation that six employees of United Capital Plc died successful the inferno.

LEADERSHIP reports that the six-storey commercialized gathering was engulfed successful flames connected Tuesday, September 16, 2025, aft a occurrence reportedly broke retired successful the inverter country located successful the basement astir 1:30 p.m. Thick fume filled the building, sending panic among occupants, with immoderate seen attempting hopeless escapes done windows utilizing a ladder arsenic exigency responders battled the blaze.

United Capital, a fiscal and concern services steadfast that occupied the 3rd and 4th floors of the building, announced the deaths of six of its unit members successful a connection released Thursday morning.

“It is with profound grief that the Management and Staff of United Capital Plc denote the passing of six of our beloved colleagues, pursuing the tragic occurrence astatine Afriland Towers connected Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

“Our departed colleagues were an integral portion of our institution and family. Their achy nonaccomplishment leaves an immeasurable void. We widen our deepest and heartfelt condolences to their families, friends, and loved ones, and we proceed to clasp them successful our thoughts and prayers, arsenic good arsenic supply each the enactment we tin to them during this astir hard time.

“We are making preparations for an due memorial work to honour their lives and people their passing with dignity and solemnity. We convey the exigency services and each those who responded for their valiant assistance astatine the clip of the incident.

“In this infinitesimal of untold grief, we basal unneurotic successful solidarity, drafting spot from 1 different arsenic we navigate this period. May the souls of the departed remainder successful peace.”

This latest confirmation came conscionable hours aft the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) disclosed that 4 of its elder unit besides died successful the incident, bringing the full fig of confirmed fatalities to 10.

Emergency responders, including officials of the Federal Fire Service and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, rescued astatine slightest 9 radical during the operation. Five were successfully revived, portion 4 remained unconscious.

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said successful a connection connected Tuesday, “A full of 9 victims person been rescued. Five individuals person been resuscitated. Several others escaped unhurt, portion efforts are ongoing to revive the remaining four.”

Although exigency agencies were yet to merchandise an authoritative casualty figure, eyewitnesses and institution insiders had earlier claimed that “not everyone made it retired alive.”

Attempts to scope the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the National Emergency Management Agency, and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency for an update were unsuccessful astatine the clip of filing this report.