A fire on Wednesday morning gutted the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) office in Yaba, Lagos.
While POLITICS NIGERIA cannot yet ascertain the cause of the fire which started at about 6.50 am, the inferno broke out in the middle of the high-rise building as some people trapped in the building called for help.
Personnel of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and other emergency responders are presently at the scene to put out the raging fire.
Speaking on the incident, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the incident started due to a “power surge”.
“Upon arrival at the aforementioned location, a section of the WAEC HQ multi-storey building was found to be on fire,” the agency said in a statement sent to Channels Television.
“Further investigations revealed that the fire started on the 3rd floor of the 12-storey building due to a power surge.
“A total of seven female staff of the Corporation were trapped on the 5th and 7th floors and were safely evacuated due to the swift response of the Rescue team on the ground. The fire has also been put off and dampening down concluded.”
