Anguish as properties worth millions of naira were destroyed when a fire razed a complex housing five fully detached warehouses beside Nigerian Breweries in Iganmu, Apapa, Lagos State.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the incident, which occurred around 11:00 a.m. today, Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
Dr. Femi Okey-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, stated that there were no casualties during the tragic fire incident.
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While the agency is still investigating the cause of the fire, Okey-Osanyintolu explained that when LASEMA officials arrived at the scene, they discovered a stand-alone diesel storage tank, a 33,000ltr tanker with no registration number, a mini tanker with registration number XV555-FKJ, and a Fiat bus with registration number unknown all on fire.
He said, “No life was lost and no injuries sustained to anyone as a result of the incident.
“The fire has been extinguished, (11 am) while dampening down is ongoing.
“However, the walls and pillars of the warehouse have been seriously affected by the intensity of the fire leading to various cracks and imminent collapse of the structure, the agency’s excavator will be required to pull down the warehouse structure in order to avert any crash on the responders and users of the environment,” the statement reads.