BREAKING: FIRE GUTS LAGOS WAEC OFFICE
DAMILOLA LAWRENCE
An early morning fire outbreak has been reported at the west African Examination council (WAEC) Yaba, National Office, Lagos.
A report monitored on a Lagos radio station Bond FM, noted that firefighters from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) have arrived the scene of the incident to extinguish the fire as of the time of filing this report.
An eyewitness said a staff of the Council believed to have been trapped in between some floors was observed attempting to jump through the window of the 12-floor magnificent building to escape being suffocated.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and the National Emergency Management Agency are yet to make any official statement at the time of filing this report.
More details to come.
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