Firefighters on Tuesday night battled a raging fire that broke out on the fourth floor of Emab Plaza, located behind Mandilas on Taiwo Street, Lagos Island.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said it received a distress call at 7:23 p.m., prompting a swift deployment of crews from the Ebute Elefun and Oniru fire stations.
Deputy Controller-General of the service, Olajide Ogabi, who confirmed the incident, noted that the cause of the blaze had not yet been determined at the time of this report.
He added that officers responded promptly and were working tirelessly to contain the inferno and prevent further escalation.