The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has been reported to have lost four staff members in a fire outbreak at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos, on Tuesday, according to a post shared by news account Nigeria Stories. The brief social-media update said the fatalities occurred after a blaze ripped through part of the building.
Photos and short clips circulating online show smoke and people attempting to evacuate from upper floors, with bystanders gathered outside the building. The extent of the damage to the office space and whether any other staff or visitors were injured has not been independently confirmed.
There has been no detailed public statement from the FIRS or from Lagos State emergency services available in the initial reports. Representatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other relevant authorities would ordinarily be expected to provide an official casualty figure and a timeline of events; those updates were not included in the social-media post.
Afriland Towers is located on Broad Street, a busy commercial corridor in central Lagos. Fires in multi-storey commercial buildings in the city have in the past led to rapid escalation because of dense occupancy and limited escape routes; that context has heightened concern among residents and workers in the area.
Calls for information to officials and first responders have been posted online as Lagos residents await confirmation and further details. Anyone with verified information, eyewitness footage, or who was at Afriland Towers during the incident is asked to share it with the relevant authorities to assist emergency response and investigations.
This story is developing. We will update when official statements from FIRS, Lagos State emergency services or hospital sources are released.
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