Fire Guts Two-Storey Building In Lagos
A two-storey was on Sunday gutted by fire at 14 Oko Baba Street, off Ibadan Street, in the Ebute-Metta area of Lagos State.
THE WHISTLER gathered that the fire destroying items worth millions of naira.
The fire started in a flat on the top floor of the building.
As of the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Although no casualties or injuries was recorded, it affected a two-bedroom flat, a room and parlor self-contained unit, and a single room.
It took the intervention of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, federal firefighters, and the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) to bring the fire under control.
Confirming the incident, Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said upon receiving distress call, the agency responded swiftly.
He said, “Upon arrival of the LASEMA Response Team at the incident scene, the LRT discovered that a two-storey residential building was engulfed by fire.
“Further investigations revealed that the fire, which has not been ascertained, reportedly started in a flat on the top floor.
“No casualties or injuries were recorded during the incident. The fire affected a two-bedroom flat, one unit of a room, and a parlour self-contained and single room.”
Oke-Osanyintolu added that dampening down and operation was ongoing.
Fire Guts Two-Storey Building In Lagos is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
