…Six rescued
CITIZENS COMPASS—Many workers jumped from a six-storey building rescued on Tuesday, when a branch of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) went up in flames at Afriland Towers, Broad Street, Lagos Island in Lagos State.
Citizens Compass reported that the fire outbreak occurred in the afternoon.
So far, six casualties were recorded.
Ogabi Olajide, Deputy Controller General, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, confirmed the incident in his updates.
He said the fire originated from the inverter room located in the basement of the building while smoke spread across multiple floors and engulfed the structure.
Despite the public outcry over the fire outbreak, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), seems to be asleep as there was no official statement as at 9p.m.
Some videos from the scene of the fire outbreak captured the staffers jumping out of the six-storey building for safety.
Sympathisers were seen rallying round the victims before the arrival of fire fighters and security operatives.
Olatide in his updates said, “A total of nine casualties have been rescued.
“Five individuals have been successfully resuscitated.
“Several others escaped unhurt while efforts are currently ongoing to resuscitate the remaining four individuals.”
At press time, calls to the cellphone of LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, were left unresoonded to.
In a related development, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service swiftly responded to a fire outbreak at a storey building, with the blaze reported from the fourth floor of Emab Plaza, located behind Mandilas.
The incident was reported at 19:23 hours, prompting immediate dispatch of fire crews from the Ebute Elefun Oniru Fire Stations.
The cause of the fire is yet to be determined
