The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has recovered three dead bodies in the building that collapsed in Ikorodu on Tuesday.
She added that all remaining gas cylinders were safely removed from the scene.
He said that officers from the Area F Police Division took custody of both vehicles for further investigation.
Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said, “The fire is still raging and responders are battling to put it off. Response and Recovery Operations are in progress.’’
LASEMA stated that investigation showed that the inferno was caused by an electric power surge after public electricity power supply was restored to the area.
Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said that the agency’s response team activated appropriate safety measures at the incident scene to forestall more accidents.
Mr Oke-Osanyintolu added that three other adult males sustained varying degrees of injury.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has rescued occupants from a fire that gutted the 11th floor of the Ultimate Apartment in Ikoyi.
The agency’s permanent secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyinyolu, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos.
Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said that an unidentified adult male driver lost his life in the incident.
