According to reports, the incident happened in the wee hours of today, precisely, around 2.20 am and one of the two-bedrooms in Flat 5, of Block 21, a two-winged, three-story building of 16 two-bedroom flats, was burnt.
A preliminary investigation conducted by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, revealed that the fire originated from an electrical surge in the children’s room.
The Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, said the fire completely destroyed the children’s bedroom, resulting in loss of properties worth millions of naira.
The prompt and coordinated efforts of the Agency’s LRT, NPF, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, ensured the fire was contained and extinguished quickly.
Fortunately there was no loss of life and injuries sustained in the incident.