Properties worth ‘hundreds of millions’ destroyed as fire guts LG office in Lagos

Fire has razed the LG Electronics office at Abule Osun, Trade Fair, Lagos. According to Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), goods and properties worth millions have been destroyed by the inferno.

An official statement from LASEMA disclosed that the agency began receiving emergency calls regarding the fire outbreak at 12:15 a.m. Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed that the inferno started at the warehouse and spread throughout the compound, destroying goods and property.

“LASEMA received distress calls through the 767 and 112 toll-free emergency lines at about 00.15hrs, and activated the Lagos State Emergency Response Plans.

“Upon arrival at the scene at about 00.40hrs, it was discovered that fire was raging at the LG office located at the above address.

“The fire spread throughout the entire warehouse, affecting equipment, small forklifts, household goods and electronics worth hundreds of millions of naira,” the statement read in part.

He revealed that the agency was working in collaboration with the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service to check the spread of the fire.

“LASEMA has also activated the fire unit to support the operation with several additional fire appliance trucks for a quick intervention,” he added.

“No fatalities or injuries in the incident but the fire has escalated to the entire premises.”

“The major warehouse has been severely damaged by the fire.

“However, through the effective collaborative efforts of the Agency’s LRT, LRU Fire Unit, the Lagos State Fire & Rescue Service, the Federal Fire Service, and other primary responders, the fire has been contained and prevented from spreading to adjacent structures, including other warehouses, a gas station, diesel tankers, expatriate quarters, and other adjoining buildings.

“The joint response team is still actively engaged in combating the fire,” the statement read.

LASEMA had yet to give a response as to the cause of the fire outbreak.