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On Sunday, at around12.45am, Lagos state emergency management agency received a distress call regarding a fire incident of a Story building Shopping Complex.
It was gathered that the fire destroyed 94 out of the 201 shops with goods worth billions of naira opposite Presbyterian Church Yaba, Lagos.
This fire out break lead to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency’s (LASEMA) Emergency Response Team (ERT), as well as the Lagos State Fire Service from Ilupeju and Alausa Fire Station responded to the call.
Also, policemen from Sabo and Adekunle Police Stations were deployed to stop people from looting goods.
The LASEMA General Manager, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, confirmed the incident, he said no life was lost, and added that they were involved in salvaging some items.
He said: “The agency along with the Lagos State Fire Service also responded to the fire outbreak at No. 83 Abeokuta Street Ebute Metta, on the same day.
“This prompted the immediate activation of the agency’s ERT to the scene of the incident. According to investigation they carried out at the scene the cause of the inferno remained unknown.
“However, further investigation conducted by the agency’s ERT revealed that the fire started from one of the rooms in the three bedroom flat of the first floor of the two storey building.
“No life was lost but two male adults who sustained minor injuries while trying to put out the fire and immediately treated by LASEMA Medical Team.
“The fire also destroyed some house hold materials in one of the room and the sitting room of the flat but was prevented from spreading to other part of the building by Lagos State Fire Service men.”
Meanwhile, another fire incident, occurred at no 83 Abeokuta Street, Ebute Metta, at the same period.
It was gathered that the fire destroyed 94 out of the 201 shops with goods worth billions of naira opposite Presbyterian Church Yaba, Lagos.
This fire out break lead to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency’s (LASEMA) Emergency Response Team (ERT), as well as the Lagos State Fire Service from Ilupeju and Alausa Fire Station responded to the call.
Also, policemen from Sabo and Adekunle Police Stations were deployed to stop people from looting goods.
The LASEMA General Manager, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, confirmed the incident, he said no life was lost, and added that they were involved in salvaging some items.
He said: “The agency along with the Lagos State Fire Service also responded to the fire outbreak at No. 83 Abeokuta Street Ebute Metta, on the same day.
“This prompted the immediate activation of the agency’s ERT to the scene of the incident. According to investigation they carried out at the scene the cause of the inferno remained unknown.
“However, further investigation conducted by the agency’s ERT revealed that the fire started from one of the rooms in the three bedroom flat of the first floor of the two storey building.
“No life was lost but two male adults who sustained minor injuries while trying to put out the fire and immediately treated by LASEMA Medical Team.
“The fire also destroyed some house hold materials in one of the room and the sitting room of the flat but was prevented from spreading to other part of the building by Lagos State Fire Service men.”
Meanwhile, another fire incident, occurred at no 83 Abeokuta Street, Ebute Metta, at the same period.
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