Fire guts Lagos Elephant House
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said no life was lost in a fire that gutted Lagos Elephant House on Sunday.
LASEMA spokesman, Nosa Okunbor, explained that the fire started in one of the building’s flats.
“Earlier today, LASEMA and other stakeholders extinguished the fire that gutted the three-storey Elephant House building at Marina. We effectively stopped it from extending to other property around it. Fortunately, no loss of life and no injuries were recorded.
“Situation report regarding the fire outbreak, upon arrival at the scene, showed that the above location was engulfed by fire. Further investigation at the incident scene revealed that the fire started from one of the flats on the third floor of the building,” Mr Okunbor said.
He noted that efforts to put out the fire were unsuccessful as a gas cylinder exploded in the building and spread the fire to adjoining flats.
“The raging fire was eventually extinguished with the combined efforts of the community, LASEMA, Lagos State Fire Service (Lekki, Onikan Stations), and the Federal Fire Service,” added Mr Okunbor.
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