Fire gutted the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) building in Yaba, Lagos on Wednesday.
Many people were feared trapped in the building as some workers, who resumed at WAEC as early as 7:30 am, were already in their offices before the fire ignited.
The cause of the fire had yet to be ascertained as of press time.
However, emergency responders were at the scene and the fire was being put off.
Sources said the inferno was caused by power surge in one of the offices, which immediately escalated.
Smoke was earlier seen billowing at the top of the high-rise WAEC building as the fire was burning within its rooms.
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