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Fire Razes Mandilas Building, Destroys Goods Worth Millions of Naira

By Web News 461

Goods worth millions of naira were destroyed when fire gutted the popular Mandilas building on Broad Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State.

It was gathered that the fire, which started around 1pm on Sunday, engulfed four floors of the 10-storey building, destroying goods worth millions of naira

A video of the fire scene showed some traders rushing to the scene of the fire to recover their goods.

The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, in a statement said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.

The fire was said to have started from the first floor of the building and escalated to the fourth floor before the arrival of emergency responders.

Meanwhile, men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, upon arrival at the scene of the fire, were able to curtail further spread of the fire.

Adeyese said, “A warehouse in a ten-story building is on fire. The fire originated on the first floor and has now reached the fourth floor.

“Ongoing firefighting operations by Ebute Elefun and Sari Iganmu Fire Stations on-scene. The cause is yet to be determined and no casualty was recorded.”

Reacting to the incident, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwoolu, disclosed that investigation was ongoing to unravel the cause of the fire while also calling for calm among residents of the state.

 “I would like to provide an update as relayed by our on-ground teams regarding the warehouse fire at Mandilas Building, Broad Street, Lagos Island. The fire originated on the 1st floor and got to the 4th. Currently, our brave teams from Ebute Elefun and Sari Iganmu Fire Stations are actively engaged in firefighting operations.

“The cause is yet to be determined, but investigations are underway. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported. I’d like to urge everyone to remain calm as all of our first responders are working hard to bring the situation to a complete halt,” Sanwoolu tweeted.

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Human Angle

Inferno Kills One, Razes Building

By Web News 548

Tragedy struck in the Bariga area of Lagos State as fire razed 10 rooms in a bungalow building in the early hours of Sunday, killing a 50-year-old man.

According to emergency officials, the incident happened at 48, Jagunmolu Street, Bariga around 12:31 am.

The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the incident to Newsmen in a statement on Sunday, saying firefighters were quickly mobilised to the scenes.

She equally confirmed another fire incident in the Shomolu area involving four rooms and three shops in a bungalow building consisting of eight rooms and four shops.

Adeseye stated that information got to them of the Bariga incident after firefighters concluded quenching the Shomolu inferno.

According to her, the Ilupeju and Isolo fire crews that both responded to the two separate emergencies met them well alight and lamented delayed calls as the fire had wreaked havoc before they were alerted to salvage the situations.

“It was, however, unfortunate that a male adult of about 50 years of age was recovered and handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit at Bariga while that of Somolu does not involve any loss of life or injury,” she said.

Culled / Titilayo Kupoliyi

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