Tragic scenes as fire guts 7-storey building in Lagos, video surfaces online

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements

Lagos state - Several shops have been affected as fire ravaged a seven-storey building in Lagos on Friday, August 16.

Reports disclosed that the fire outbreak occurred in the early hours of Friday, at a seven-storey building situated on Sanni Adewale Street, Lagos Island local government area.

This was made known in a statement by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye on X.

According to Adeseye, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service received a distress call at 05:17 hours and promptly responded with firefighters from Ebute Elefun, Sari, and Lekki 1 stations, arriving at the scene by 05:33 hours.

But emergency officials were on the ground to extinguish the blaze which destroyed items valued at millions of naira, Channels TV reported.

She, however, confirmed that the situation is under control, and no casualties have been reported.

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As reported by The Punch, preliminary investigations suggest that the fire was triggered by an electrical surge.

The statement said:

"On August 16th, 2024, at 05:17 hours, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service received a distress call regarding a fire outbreak at Sanni Adewale Street, located in the Lagos Island Local Government Area. The fire affected several shops within a 7-storey building."Firefighters from the Ebute Elefun, Sari, and Lekki 1 stations promptly responded, arriving at the scene by 05:33 hours."Thanks to the swift actions of the Lagos State Firefighters, the situation is now under control. Ventilation efforts are currently ongoing in ensuring the safety of all in the area. Preliminary investigations suggest the fire was triggered by an electrical surge. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported."

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Fire guts Christ Embassy headquarters in Lagos

Similarly, Legit.ng previously reported that the headquarters of the Christ Embassy Church in Ikeja, Lagos was razed by a fire outbreak on Sunday morning, June 23.

According to an X user, @Chief_Augustin, the fire incident started before the Sunday service fully commenced.

Nigerians reacted to the fire outbreak as there is no official statement on the cause of the incident as of the of filing this report.

Source: Legit.ng