On Wednesday, a fire broke out at a branch of Zenith Bank on Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos state.
Margaret Adeseye, director of Lagos fire service, confirmed in a statement that the agency and rescue service were at the scene of the incident to put out the fire reported around 7:25 am.
She further stated that the fire was contained before it could cause “any meaningful damage.”
“On arrival at the scene, which was reported at 07:25 hours, it was discovered that a room on the ground floor of a four-storey building housing the alternative power source inverter panels and batteries was on flame,” Adeseye said.
In a related development, Adeseye disclosed that there was another fire outbreak at a warehouse on Olabisi Close, Mende – Maryland area of the state.
She stated that the warehouse measured about 2,000 square feet, and the fire spread to the fourth floor in an unusual pattern, leaving the first to third floors unaffected.
“The building which housed both commercial and residential floors has the ground floor as commercial storage of clothing materials engulfed in the ensuing fire with residential accommodation on the first to the fourth floors.
“Officers of the Lagos state and Federal Fire Service, the Nigerian Police, LASAMBUS and LASEMA all worked together in the Maryland Fire,” Adeseye said.
Adeseye also confirmed that there was no record of death or injury at both scenes of the incidents, just two out of the 11 emergencies attended by the agency in the last 24 hours.
The cause of the fire outbreaks has not been ascertained as at the time of filing this report. However, it is noteworthy that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has repeatedly called on Lagosians to be safety conscious and proactive to avoid fire incidents.
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