Sanwo-Olu sympathises with victims of Afriland Towers

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State connected Thursday sympathised with families, organisations and residents who mislaid their loved ones and goods successful Tuesday’s occurrence outbreak astatine Afriland Towers.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercialized gathering connected Broad Street, Lagos Island, caught occurrence connected September 16.

Sanwo-Olu, who described the incidental arsenic unfortunate, said that helium was shocked by the calamity that claimed lives and destroyed spot worthy millions of naira.

The condolences are contained successful a connection issued by his Special Adviser connected Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, connected Thursday.

The politician commiserated with the absorption and unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and United Capital PLC, the fiscal and concern services firm, which mislaid 4 and six unit members, respectively, successful the inferno.

“The occurrence incidental astatine Afriland Towers connected Broad Street was worrisome and a important nonaccomplishment to the Lagos State Government, the Federal Inland Revenue Service, United Capital PLC and different companies and individuals.

“It is with a dense bosom that I received quality of the occurrence outbreak.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, absorption and unit of each the organisations that mislaid their loved ones successful the disfigured incident. I privation the injured persons speedy recovery,”he added.

The politician besides extended his condolences to traders astatine the adjacent Central Plaza, adjacent Mandilas Market, who reportedly mislaid goods and assets worthy millions of naira successful the inferno.

He pledged his administration’s continued committedness to strengthening information measures and exigency effect capableness to forestall and incorporate specified incidents.

Sanwo-Olu commended the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, and Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS).

He besides commended the Federal Fire Service and different archetypal responders for their swift enactment successful extinguishing the occurrence and minimising casualties.

NAN reports that the incidental is 1 of the astir superior commercialized gathering fires connected Lagos Island successful caller years, which has reignited calls for stricter enforcement of gathering information codes, installation of occurrence detection systems and nationalist consciousness connected occurrence prevention.

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