Lagos: Business activities disrupted as fire engulfs six-storey tower

By Tolu Folorunsho & Pacheco Ayomide

LAGOS—Business activities were, yesterday, thrown into disarray connected Broad Street, Lagos Island, aft occurrence broke retired astatine Afriland Tower, a six-storey commercialized building, forcing workers, visitors, and passers-by to scamper for safety. The incident, which occurred astir 1:38 p.m., saw heavy fume billowing into the sky, causing panic among traders and commuters.

Eyewitnesses said terrified occupants dashed retired of the gathering arsenic the occurrence dispersed from the basement, portion others were trapped until firefighters arrived. Nine persons were said to person been chocked by smoke.

According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, occurrence crews from Ebute Elefun and Sari Iganmu stations swiftly mobilised to the scene, helping to avert what could person been a large disaster. Deputy Controller General of the agency, Ogabi Olajide, confirmed that the occurrence originated from the inverter country successful the basement earlier fume rapidly dispersed to different floors, engulfing the full structure.

Olajide said: “A full of 9 casualties person been rescued. Five individuals person been resuscitated. Several others escaped unhurt, portion efforts are ongoing to revive the remaining 4 individuals.

“Evacuation of occupants is successful progress, portion firefighting operations person been concluded, dousing the earlier panic earlier the accomplishment of the archetypal responders. Investigations are ongoing to find the nonstop origin of the outbreak and the grade of damage.”

Meanwhile, postulation was paralysed on adjoining streets arsenic exigency vehicles cordoned disconnected the area, portion anxious traders and onlookers gathered astir the scene.

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