ANOTHER FIRE IN LAGOS ON BOXING DAY

Another boxing day tragedy struck in Lagos when a storey building on Fola Agoro street in Somolu area was gutted by fire at about 5:30pm. Eyewitnesses disclosed that the fire was caused by a cooking gas equipment which triggered an electrical spark in the building. From information gathered, the occupants of most affected apartments on the top floor were out of Lagos on holiday as at the time the incident occurred. It however took the intervention of two fire service squads from Isolo and Agege area of Lagos to bring the raging inferno to a halt. The lower floor of the building used as commercial shops wasn’t affected by the fire.

Details of casualties haven’t been confirmed yet, but one of the neighbours who made frantic efforts to fetch water in order to put out the fire was seriously injured and is currently being treated for smoke inhalation.

You will recall that about 40 people were injured as a fireworks warehouse caught fire , leading to several explosions that razed eight houses in Jankara area of Lagos the same day.