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An update on the fire outbreak at the Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos, has revealed that ten staff members of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the United Capital Plc lost their lives in the inferno.
On Tuesday, videos posted on social media captured the moment staff members jumped out of a window as the fire engulfed the high-rise building.
The casualties were confirmed in separate statements by the FIRS and United Capital Plc.
According to the FIRS, four of its staff members perished in the incident. United Capital Plc disclosed that it lost six of its workers.
In a statement released by the Special Adviser on Media to the FIRS Chairman, Dare Adekanmbi, the identities of the deceased were revealed as Ekelikhostse George (Assistant Director), David Sunday-Jatto (Assistant Director), Nkem Onyemelukwe (Senior Manager), and Peter Ifaranmaye (Manager).
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The victims were said to be working on the sixth and seventh floors of the building, which houses two FIRS offices, when the tragedy occurred.
Part of the statement reads, “It is with a heavy heart that FIRS announces the tragic loss of four of its staff members during the fire incident at Afriland Towers.”
“We are working in collaboration with all relevant agencies in Lagos to get to the root cause of the unfortunate incident. While this is going on, we will be reviewing safety measures across FIRS offices in both rented and owned buildings nationwide.
“Their painful loss leaves an immeasurable void,” it added.
