Three killed as fire guts 20 rooms in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, on Thursday revealed that three persons died and houses razed on Saturday during a fire outbreak at the Ijora Badia area of Lagos State.
The fire was said to have started at about 3am, while the residents were having a Sallah party.
The victims killed were asleep in their rooms when the fire started.
They were said to have tried to escape the inferno by running into other rooms, but the fire was everywhere.
The Seriki of the area, Idris Bello, whose house was also gutted, said that it was believed that a lighted candle fell on a plank, caught fire and spread.
The two women who died in the fire were from the Republic of Benin, while the man is a Nigerian, from Jigawa State. One of the women is a mother of four.
About 20 rooms were razed and some motorbikes too.
According to Braide: “On August, 10, 2013, fire gutted about 20 rooms at White Sand area of Ijora Badia.
“Three persons identified as Maryama Kasimu, 79; Pahane Usman, 30; and one Adamu, other name yet unknown, were burnt to death in the inferno.
“The fire was put out by the policemen and fire fighters who raced to the scene after receiving a distress call.
“The cause of fire and value of properties destroyed are yet to be ascertained.
“The case is under investigation at Ijora Badia Division.”