Tension as Fire razes four buildings on Lagos Island

Fire has again razed down three buildings at Dosunmu Street on Lagos Island area of Lagos, the state’s emergency responding agency said on Tuesday.

 

The fire razed two three-storey and two-storey buildings and a structure in the area.

 

Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), told PM NEWS that the Agency responded to the scene of the incident and that upon arrival, it was discovered that a multiple buildings-two-storey building, a structure beside and two three-storey buildings behind were engulfed by fire.

 

He said further investigation conducted revealed that the immediate cause of the inferno was from a shop where machine oil was being sold, saying that a generator was being refueled and it then caught fire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Unfortunately, the generator that caught fire was thrown into other side of the road causing fire on a large scale such that the effects have started causing collapse of about two buildings.

 

“Three casualties are receiving treatment from agency paramedics. The emergency responders are currently combating the fire so as to mitigate the inferno from spreading to other buildings.

 

“The Shark team, LRU paramedics, Lagos state fire and rescue service, LASAMBUS officials, LNSC officials, CBD crew and Nigeria police force are joint responders presently at the incident scene,” he said.