WAEC Office In Yaba, Lagos On Fire, Many Feared Trapped

The West Africa Examination Council, WAEC office building in Yaba area of Lagos was gutted with wire in the early hours of Wednesday.

According to reports, several people are still trapped in the building as the fire rages.

The cause of the fire which started at about 6.50 am, was yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

The fire had broken out in the middle of the high-rise building and those trapped in the building were seen frantically calling for help.

It was gathered that men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and other emergency responders are presently at the scene to put out the raging fire.

The incident forced many workers in the multi-storey building to scamper out of their offices to the ground floor of the building.