Seven victims have been confirmed dead following the fire incident at the Afriland Tower in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State on Tuesday. The victims were said to have died in hospitals across the state, where they had been rushed to after being evacuated from the high-rise building.
It was reported that doctors are battling to save the lives of the remaining victims in the hospitals. The incident was one of two separate fire incidents that rocked the Lagos Island Business District on Tuesday, which left several others injured and goods worth millions of naira destroyed.
The company’s confirmation comes on the heels of confusion that trailed the incident, as viral reports initially claimed that the headquarters of the United Bank for Africa had been gutted by fire.
