Fire has gutted part of a three-storey building at the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters in Odunsanmi Street, off WEMPCO Road, Ogba.<\/p>\n
Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the permanent secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed this in a statement.<\/p>\n
Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said LASEMA received distress calls through the 767 and 112 toll-free emergency lines at about 2:39 a.m.<\/p>\n
He said the agency activated its response team from the command and control centre, Alausa.<\/p>\n
\u201cUpon immediate response, it was confirmed that one of the two-bedrooms in Flat 5 of Block 21, a two-winged, three-story building of 16 two-bedroom flats, was engulfed.<\/p>\n
\u201cInvestigation conducted by the agency\u2019s response team revealed that the fire originated from the children\u2019s room as result of power surge.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe prompt and coordinated efforts of the agency, Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, ensured the fire was contained,\u201d Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said.<\/p>\n
He said there was no injury or life lost.<\/p>\n
However, the fire razed the children\u2019s bedroom, losing properties worth millions of naira, Mr Oke-Osanyintolu.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also enlightened the occupants on the proper use of electrical appliances,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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