Fire guts 2-storey building in Lagos

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

The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the newsmen on Sunday in Lagos.

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

He said the agency responded to a distress call through the 767 and 112 toll-free lines 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-story residential building was engulfed by fire.

“Further investigations revealed that the fire, which has not been ascertained, reportedly started in a flat on the top floor.

“No casualties or injuries were recorded during the incident. The fire affected a unit of two-bed flats, one unit of a room, and the parlour itself contained a single room,” he said.

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

“Dampening down and operations are currently ongoing,” he said.