Seven staff of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) national office in Yaba, Lagos who were trapped during the fire outbreak have been rescued by the men of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency.
According to the agency, seven female staff were trapped on the fifth and seventh floors during the incident but have been rescued.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA on Wednesday said the inferno was caused by a power surge on the third floor of the building.
“Upon arrival at the aforementioned location, a section of the WAEC HQ multi-storey building was found to be on fire.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. However, emergency responders are at the scene and the fire was being put off.
Sources said the inferno was caused by power surge in one of the offices, which immediately went wild.
Smoke was earlier seen oozing at the top of the high-rise building as the fire was burning within its office rooms.
