The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has confirmed that a one-storey building at Alapere area of the state was gutted by fire.
Its Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday.
According to Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency received distress calls at about 8:55am regarding the incident at 16B, Agidi Road, Osogun Bus Stop, Alapere.
He said LASEMA activated the state’s Emergency Response Plans from its Command and Control Centre in Alausa, Ikeja.
He said: “Upon arrival at the scene, LASEMA discovered that the upper floor of a one-storey building, comprising four self-contained apartments, had been engulfed by fire.
“Fortunately, the inferno did not spread to the ground floor of the building.”
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Oke-Osanyintolu said preliminary investigations revealed that the fire originated from one of the kitchens due to an electrical power surge, which rapidly spread to other parts of the apartment, causing significant damage.
He added: “No casualties or fatalities were recorded in the incident.
“The LASEMA Response Team, in collaboration with the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, successfully contained and extinguished the fire.
“Necessary safety precautions were implemented to prevent further spread and secondary incidents, while search and rescue operations confirmed that no individuals were trapped.”
The Permanent Secretary stated that while the affected apartment suffered substantial structural and material losses, the lower floor remained intact.
He said: “The incident has been brought under control, and the inferno has finally been put off.
“Operation activities have been concluded.”
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