UPDATE:
14 Buildings Burnt Down In Lagos Fire, Four Collapse
By Abimbola Abdullah
YETanother fire disaster struck at Dosumu Idumota street, Jankara, Lagos, as 14 buildings are completed razed down by the intense inferno.
The Coordinator Southwest office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed to SlyeNews that four of the affected buildings have collapsed due to the intensity of the fire.
No casualties, nor injuries were recorded at the incident scene.
Giving an update on the inferno, he said: “14 buildings directly affected by the fire”.
Also, the Permanent Secretary,Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said “all emergency responders present at the scene are working together and aggressively combating the fire so as to mitigate the inferno from further spreading to adjourning buildings.”
He said the immediate cause of the inferno could not be ascertained as at when writing this report, as the fire had swiftly escalated to adjoining buildings within the premises.
He said: “The fire is still raging. Several buildings have self-collapsed. Enumeration during Post Disaster Assessment will reveal accurate number of affected buildings.”
He added: “The fire has been curtailed in some parts of Tom Jones, while fire trucks have been stationed strategically at Agarawu junction (opposite) and Moshalashi Streets, combating the fire to prevent it from escalating to adjoining buildings.”
“No casualties, nor injuries were recorded at the incident scene, however, while putting out the fire, an adult female collapsed and was promptly attended by Paramedics from the LRU Pre-Hospital Care Unit at the incident scene, before being moved swiftly to Marina General Hospital for continued medical care,” he stated.
