This is just as the President and founder of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, Chris Oyakhilome, said it would rebuild a better and bigger structure to replace the affected building.
LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, gave the hint while fielding questions from journalists at the scene of the fire incident.
It was learnt that the fire started at about 7:30 am but the quick intervention of emergency responders prevented it from escalating to adjoining buildings.
It was also observed that some parts of the building were pulled down by an excavator so that sections that were engulfed in fire could be accessed.
Speaking on the incident, Oke-Osanyintolu disclosed that the intensity of the fire had caused cracks in the wall of the building, which therefore required that an integrity test be conducted on the building.
The Lagos emergency management boss noted that though there was basic firefighting equipment in the church at the time of the fire, the presence of highly flammable materials contributed to the intensity of the fire.
In his reaction, Oyakhilome, during a live Sunday service at the church’s campground in Asese, Ogun State, disclosed that the fire incident at the church’s headquarters in Lagos is an opportunity to rebuild the razed building in a bigger and better way.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said an investigation had commenced into the cause of the fire.