The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the incident on Saturday, stating that firefighters were already at the scene battling the blaze.
A fire outbreak has been reported at the Amuwo Odofin Industrial Estate in the Mile 2 area of Lagos State.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the incident on Saturday, stating that firefighters were already at the scene battling the blaze.
In a brief statement, the Controller General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, assured residents and business owners that the situation was under control and urged the public to remain calm.
“The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is currently attending to a Fire outbreak at Amuwo Odofin Industrial Estate, Mile 2, Lagos,” the statement read.
“We’re assuring the public that we’re currently on top of the situation as the public need not to exercise fear.”
Adeseye added that emergency responders were continuing operations at the scene
As of the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire and the extent of damage had yet to be ascertained.
In a related development, SaharaReporters reported on Tuesday that a raging fire gut one-storey commercial building on Somoye Osundairo Street in the heart of Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos State, destroying computers and accessories worth millions of naira.
It was learnt that the inferno, which broke out in the early hours of Tuesday, affected a building largely used by dealers in computers and related accessories, further compounding fears over recurring fire incidents in the nation’s biggest technology hub.
According to a preliminary incident report issued by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), distress calls were received via the 767/112 toll-free emergency lines at about 1:55am, prompting the immediate activation of the state’s emergency response plan from its Command and Control Centre in Alausa, Ikeja.
LASEMA in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu asserted that response team arrived at the scene around 2:15am, where they encountered active flames and thick smoke billowing from the commercial structure, an indication of intense combustion already taking place.