Fire razes warehouse, destroys property worth millions of naira in Lagos

Fire has razed some warehouses beside Nigerian Breweries, Iganmu, Apapa area of Lagos State.

The tragic fire incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).

In a statement released by the state agency, the inferno on Wednesday April 12, destroyed properties valued at millions of naira.

The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Femi Okey-Osanyintolu in a statement confirmed that no casualty was recorded during the fire incident.

He said the state agency was still finding out what triggered the fire outbreak.

While the agency is still investigating the cause of the fire, Okey-Osanyintolu explained that upon arrival at the incident scene, LASEMA officials observed that 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 also gutted fire.

“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.”