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Lagos: LSDPC building on fire

The spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the fire incident to Peoples Gazette.

• March 22, 2022

A Tuesday morning fire has been reported at the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation building in Ogba, Lagos.

The cause of the fire outbreak has not been ascertained.

Footage circulated on social media showed the top floor of the building on fire, with residents trying to put out the fire.

When contacted, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the fire incident to Peoples Gazette.

He explained that emergency responders had arrived at the scene.

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