At least six additional deaths have been confirmed following the fire outbreak at Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State.

The victims were employees of United Capital, a financial and investment services firm occupying the 3rd and 4th floors of the tower.

The confirmation comes just hours after the Federal Inland Revenue Service announced that four of its staff members also died in the incident. The confirmation takes the number of deaths from the fire tragedy to 10.

The fire, which reportedly started in the inverter room in the basement around 1:30 pm on Tuesday September 16th 2025, sent thick smoke into the air and triggered panic among occupants.

Officials of the Federal Fire Service, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, and other first responders rescued at least nine persons from the building. Five were revived, while four remained unconscious.