Fire razes police station, apartments, shops in Lagos

Fire on Tuesday razed a police station and other nearby buildings in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos State.

The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement in Ikeja.

He said the incident was caused by a tanker that caught fire while supplying fuel to a network mast near the police station.

He said three bungalows, one hotel, one lock-up shop and four containerised shops were affected in the incident.

The statement read: “Following distress calls received via the 767/112 Toll-Free Emergency Lines at 12:38 hours, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, activated the State’s Emergency Response Plans and its Emergency Response Team from the Igando Base.

“Upon arrival at the incident scene, a loaded diesel tanker (registration number unknown) was found to have caught fire at the aforementioned location.

“Further investigation revealed that the diesel tanker, laden with 10,000 litres of diesel, was supplying a network mast at the aforesaid location when it caught fire while discharging its contents.

“However, the fire reportedly spread to adjoining buildings, one of which is Okokomaiko police station, due to negligence. No loss of lives nor injuries were sustained as a result of the fire incident.

“Three bungalows were completely burnt down when the fire reignited, with household properties worth hundreds of thousands of naira were affected. One lock-up shop and four containerised shops were also burnt down.

“A generator house of an unknown hotel and their kitchen was also affected. Cables of the PHCN transformer nearby were also affected.”

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