Part of a three-storey building at the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters in Odunsanmi Street, off Wempco Road in the Ogba area of the state has been gutted by fire.
In an issued statement regarding the incident on Friday, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said LASEMA received distress calls at about 2.39 am through the 767 and 112 toll-free emergency lines at about 2.39 am and swiftly activated its response team from the Alausa command and control centre.
“Upon immediate response, it was confirmed that one of the two-bedrooms in Flat 5, of Block 21, a two-winged, three-story building of 16 two-bedroom flats, was engulfed.
“Investigation conducted by the agency’s response team revealed that the fire originated from the children’s room as a result of a power surge.
“The prompt and coordinated efforts of the agency, Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, ensured the fire was contained,” Oke-Osanyintolu explained.
Though there was no injury or life lost, the fire completely consumed the children’s bedroom, resulting in loss of properties worth millions of naira.
Closing the statement, the LASEMA perm sec enjoined the occupants on the proper use of electrical appliances.
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