Fire engulfed the middle of the high-rise building of WAEC, as seven female staff of the Corporation were trapped on the 5th and 7th floors of the building at Yaba, Lagos.
With the swift response of first responders, the seven trapped staff were safely evacuated .
It was learnt that the fire outbreak was caused by power surge in one of the offices and spread rapidly.
The inferno was put out around 8am as the situation has been put under control.
According to the Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu in a statement issued to the Press.
It stated that ” Upon arrival at the aforementioned location, a section of the WAEC HQ multi-storey building was found to be on fire.
Further investigations revealed that the fire started at the 3rd floor of the 12 storey building due to power surge.
A total of 7 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 ground.
The fire has also been put off and dampening down concluded.
Post disaster assessment and Staff headcount ongoing.
The combined efforts of the Agency’s team alongside the Agency’s Paramedics, LASG FIRE, FED FIRE, UNILAG FIRE, LASAMBUS and LASTMA are on ground to ensure a swift recovery.
Recovery operation still ongoing at the scene of the incident.
