Tragedy struck on Tuesday when a fire engulfed Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos, a multiple storey building that houses offices of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and United Capital Plc (UCAP), a branch of United Bank of Africa (UBA), and other financial institutions.
The fire was said to have started in the inverter room in
the building’s before spreading upward.
Videos from the incident on social media showed occupants of
the high-rise building escaping through the windows.
On Wednesday, the FIRS announced that four of its staff died in the
incident.
A statement by Dare Adekanmbi, media aide to Zacch Adedeji,
the FIRS chairperson, said the deceased were working at the agency’s offices on
the sixth and seventh floors when the incident occurred.
The FIRS staff died after inhalation of thick smoke that
covered the building during the incident.
Below are the names of the deceased FIRS staff.
George Faith Ekelikhostse
The late Faith was an assistant director with the FIRS. She
was 58. TheCable understands that she died three days to her voluntary
retirement after 32 years of service.
Sunday-Jatto David
David, 51, was an assistant director with the FIRS and had
served for 15 years.
Ifaranmaye Peter
Peter was a manager with nine years in service. He was 48
years old.
Onyemelukwe Nkem
Nkem was a senior manager with 13 years in service. She was
54 years old.
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