The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said that the fire started from an air conditioning unit and escalated.
A seven-storey building on Lagos Island has been engulfed in fire.
“Now that this has happened, we will build a bigger, better, and more glorious one and the devil will lick his wound.’’
Mrs Adeseye said the fire impacted the main auditorium of the church.
He said the occupants of the duplex were evacuated safely and no injuries or fatalities were recorded.
Mrs Adeseye said that the emergency team that swiftly responded to the incident contained the blaze.
The Ikeja station of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service put out a fire at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital on Thursday.
“Investigations into the cause of the fire are underway and will be conducted with due diligence,” Ms Adeseye said.
It was gathered that firefighters found it difficult to access the buildings when they arrived at the scene.
The fire service said there are no traces of casualty nor injury in the incident.
