At least 10 people were killed in the Lajus Lower

At least ten people died and 25 others were injured after a fire in a tall building in Lagos, the Nigerian commercial capital.

On Tuesday, the videos on social media showed the passengers of the seven -storey Afland towers, jumping from the third and fourth floors when the fire began.

The victims were commercial workers who were trapped inside the building, which hosts most companies and commercial institutions in the city.

Most survivors suffered from burns and breakage while trying to escape, while others suffer from respiratory distress from inhaling smoke.

The authorities say that the passengers have become confused due to the spread of rapid smoke and the lack of clear evacuation guidelines, and the breaking of the desperate passengers to jump, which leads to a severe shock.

“It was frightening, some jumped from there, and many people inside were very afraid of jumping, and we got a wooden ladder to help them,” Chocomica Eas, the trader who witnessed the accident, told the BBC.

In a statement, the government emergency management agency Lagos said that the fire, which lasted for hours, started on the basement of the building where the electrical equipment was installed.

The agency said that it suspected that the reason was poor maintenance and insufficient ventilation in the reflective battery area, causing high temperature and combustion.

“There were the absence of systems for extracting mechanical smoke, and this allowed smoke to deport without deterrent. Public titles systems were not working and there were no insufficient banners, and this was confused,” the statement added.

The statement added: “The building was designed using sealed windows. The facility and buildings managers also inhaled smoke and died during the accident, leaving any accident manager or the responsible safety guard.”

Lasema said that he turned off a few hours later, but thick black smoke traveled throughout the building.

Nigeria President Paula Tenobo described the incident as unfortunate and unfortunate with the families of the deceased victims.

Nigeria’s FBI has launched an investigation to determine the causes of the accident, including safety systems, maintenance practices and compliance with fire safety rules. The service added that the results will be published, and all recommendations will be implemented.