Fire on Friday gutted a twin duplex at Magodo Phase 11 in Lagos. The Permanent Secretary for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident to journalists….CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>

He said the incident occurred at No. 16, Alhaji Jubril Street, Magodo Phase II.

The permanent secretary added that the agency responded swiftly to the incident following a distress call via the state’s Toll-Free Emergency numbers 767 and 112.

He said: “The agency’s response team from the Command and Control Centre at Alausa arrived at the twin-duplex where the incident occurred at 08.02hrs.

“Upon arrival of the team, it was discovered that the fire started at approximately 7:05 a.m. and quickly spread from the main duplex of about five rooms.

“The fire then escalated through the roof to the duplex’s other wing, consisting of about three bedrooms and a living room.

“After thorough investigations, it was discovered that the cause of the fire was due to an electrical surge from the air conditioner unit in one of the rooms in the main duplex.”

He said the occupants of the duplex were evacuated safely and no injuries or fatalities were recorded.

“The fire was extinguished by the joint efforts of the LASEMA’s Response Team and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, which responded promptly to the emergency call.

“The duplex suffered significant damage, leaving the roofing and interiors seriously affected.

“The inferno was quickly curtailed from spreading to surrounding and adjacent buildings.

“The contents of the duplex, including furniture and personal belongings, were salvaged by the quick response of the response unit.

“The inferno has been successfully put out.

“However, while dampening down was ongoing, one of the firefighters fell from the ceiling, but was quickly rescued and attended to by the Lagos State Ambulance Service officials at the incident scene,” Oke-Osanyintolu added.

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