President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the families of victims as well as the management and staff of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and United Bank for Africa (UBA) following Tuesday’s fire outbreak at the Afriland Building on Broad Street, Lagos Island.
According to reports, seven people have been confirmed dead from the incident, which gutted the high-rise building. The victims were said to have died in hospitals across Lagos after being evacuated from the tower.
Among the casualties were four FIRS staff members, as the agency occupies the sixth and seventh floors of the building.
In a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu extended sympathy to those injured and currently receiving medical attention.
“The President commends the emergency responders, including the Federal Fire Service, first aiders, medical personnel, and members of the public, for their quick intervention and notes their deep sense of responsibility during the evacuation.
“President Tinubu advises more caution, training, and alertness to avert such emergencies in the future. The President prays that God Almighty will receive the souls of the departed and grant quick recovery to the injured,” the statement read.
The Afriland Building blaze was one of two separate fire incidents that hit Lagos Island’s business district on Tuesday, leaving several others injured and goods worth millions of naira destroyed.
