Fire guts two-storey building in Lagos

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said a two-storey building was gutted by fire at the Ebute-Metta area of the state.

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The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Lagos.

Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident happened at No. 14, Okobaba Street, off Ibadan Street, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.

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He said the agency responded to a distress call through the 767 and 112 toll free line at about 11.50 a.m. (Sunday).

“Upon arrival of the LASEMA Response Team (LRT), 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 at the top floor.

“No casualties or injuries were recorded during the incident. The fire affected a unit of two bed room flat, one unit of a room and parlor self-contain and a single room,” he said.

He said the fire had been subdued due to quick intervention of the LRT, LASEMA Fire Unit, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Federal Fire Service.

“Dampening down and operation is ongoing,” he said.

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