The Office of the Lagos State Surveyor-General, Alausa, Ikeja, was completely destroyed by a fire on Saturday morning.
The State government claimed that there was no need for concern because all of the documents destroyed in the blaze had been securely backed up in the cloud and other locations.
Magaret Adeseye, the director of the Lagos Fire and Rescue Service, confirmed the incident.
In a press release with the heading "Fire incident: No cause for alarm, data is secure." According to Acting Surveyor-General Ayokunnu Adesina, the fire was quickly extinguished.
According to Adesina, “A fire incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Office of the Lagos State Surveyor-General in Alausa.
“The emergency responders, especially the State Fire and Rescue Service, put out the fire promptly after a distress call to the emergency rescue lines.
“There is no cause for panic as all documents burnt during the inferno are safely backed up in the cloud and alternative sites.
“Investigations are ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire.â€
He promised the public that they would be updated on the unfortunate fire incident as it happened.