Lagos authorities don set up technical committee to plan how dem go safely pull down the Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building after deadly fire, as Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service talk am on Friday.
The update come after second inspection of the place on Jan. 2 by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
State government talk say the Technical Recovery and Demolition Committee go get commissioner for special duties and inter-governmental relations as chairman.
The committee go plan and carry out controlled demolition of the damaged building and nearby areas, with safety as main priority.
Emergency responders still dey ground well-well for the scene. Officials talk say the place still no stable, as plenty rubble still dey there.
Firefighters talk say small-small fire still dey inside the debris. The fire dey come from combustible materials like textile and clothes wey dem store for the building, no be from the structure itself.
These materials dey buried deep, and dem need careful handling.
Authorities talk say the small fires no pose immediate danger to the public.
But if dem remove debris too fast, e fit make the weak structure collapse.
The fire don badly damage the building foundation, make am unsafe for any use.
Officials talk say some rubble fit dey give temporary support, and if dem remove am without proper plan, e fit put rescue workers for danger.
Sake of this, dem dey do operations carefully and follow international disaster response standards.
Officials warn say incident of this size fit take weeks or even months before everything settle.
State government talk say the area still no safe for public or business activity.
Market and surrounding areas still closed, and na only authorised emergency workers dey allowed inside the cordoned zone.
Dem don set up information centre for the site to attend to families and members of the public.
Authorities confirm say eight people die for the incident. Dem don identify five victims, while three still no get identification.
Thirteen people don rescue so far. Search operations still dey go on for safer parts of the debris.
Initial findings show serious fire safety violations. Officials talk say dem store plenty combustible materials with poor ventilation, no fire safety equipment, and unsafe practices like using generator inside building.
Dem also note say shops dey built around electrical transformers, wey increase fire risk.
Fire service talk say big recovery efforts for other parts of the world show say incidents like this dey take time. Dem mention World Trade Center fire for New York, where recovery take several months.
Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service talk say dem remain committed to careful and professional response until dem fully secure the site and remove all risks.
