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Just in: Fire guts WAEC office, many still trapped
Pandemonium broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, as fire gutted the West Africa Examination Council, WAEC building in the Yaba area of Lagos State.
According to reports, several people are still trapped in the building as the fire rages.
The cause of the fire which started at about 6.50 am, was yet to be ascertained as of 7.15 am. The fire had broken out at the middle of the high-rise building as those trapped in the building were seen frantically calling for help.
It was gathered that men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and other emergency responders are presently at the scene to put out the raging fire.
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