Goods estimated at millions of naira were on Thursday, destroyed by
fire as a warehouse belonging to Dangote Group of Companies in Ebute,
in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State was gutted by fire.
According to a report by Punch Metro, the intervention of men of
the Lagos State Fire Service and the Lagos State Emergency Management
Agency, among others, prevented the fire from spreading to other
buildings, as the cause of the fire had yet to be ascertained.
Speaking to correspondents, the Lagos state fire service director,
Rasak Fadipe, said the incident happened around 2:00pm, adding that
firefighters from the Ikorodu, Alausa and Ilupeju divisions responded.
“We got an alert around 2.29pm and by 2.31pm, our men had
started arriving from three fire stations. We discovered that the
affected place was a warehouse. A lot of empty cartons were destroyed by
the fire.
“We, however, prevented the fire from spreading to the fuel
reservoir and the place where machines are kept. As we speak, active
firefighting operation is ongoing; but we are in control," he said.
The General Manager of LASEMA, Adesina Tiamiyu, said no casualty was recorded. “The
swift response of emergency responders saved other buildings and
factories in the area. The fire affected the company’s store, destroying
cartons as well brand wrappers,” he said.
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