Fire Guts Three-Storey Building In Lagos, Destroys Properties Worth Millions Of Naira

A fire has engulfed a three-story building at 33 Kudirat Abiola Road, off Oregun Road, near the First Bank Bus-Stop in Oregun, Lagos State.

It was learnt that the incident occurred 11:49pm on Friday.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Head, Public Affairs Unit, Nosa Okunbor made this known in a statement on Saturday, noting that the fire originated from an electrical surge in one of the affected rooms. 

Nosa asserted that the fire resulted to loss of properties worth millions of naira. 

"The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, received distress calls via the _767 / 112_ Toll-Free Emergency lines at _2349hrs_. 

"The agency activated its Response Team from the Command and Control Centre, Alausa and arrived the incident scene at 0009hrs. 

"Upon immediate response, it was discovered that the fire emanated from one of the rooms used as an office on the 3rd floor of the three-storey building at the aforementioned location.

"A thorough investigation conducted by the Agency's LRT unveiled that the fire originated from an electrical surge in one of the affected rooms. 

"The prompt intervention and coordinated efforts of the LRT and LASG Fire & Rescue Service ensured the fire was contained and extinguished quickly.

"The action of emergency responders curtailed the fire from spreading to adjoining rooms on that floor, as the fire gutted only the two affected rooms.

"The fire completely consumed the two bedrooms that were affected, resulting in total loss of properties worth millions of naira."