By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/
LAGOS-PROPERT including industrial equipment running into billions of naira were in the early hours of yesterday destroy in Abule-Ado area of Oriade LCD after fire gutted a warehouse housing the goods. The cause of the inferno which rage for hours has yet to be ascertained but rescue workers which included LASEMA, LASTMA and Lagos State Fire Service were able contain the fire from spreading to other establishments such as filing and gas stations within the environment.
LASEMA spokes person, Nosa Okunbor who confirmed the fire incident said rescue workers were still on ground monitoring events adding that no life was lost. He said, “The entire major warehouse has been severely damaged by the fire. However, the effective collaborative efforts of the Agency’s LRT, LRU Fire Unit, the Lagos State Fire & Rescue Service, Federal Fire Service, and other primary responders, the fire has been contained and prevented from spreading to adjacent structures, including:
Other warehouses, Gas station, Diesel tankers, Expertriate quarters and Other adjoining buildings. The joint response team is still actively engaged in combating the fire. Operations is still ongoing.”
