A fire outbreak on Tuesday razed a one-storey commercial building housing computer and accessories dealers on Somoye Osundairo Street, Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos, destroying goods worth millions of naira
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency disclosed that the incident was reported at about 1:55 a.m. through its 767/112 toll-free emergency lines, prompting the immediate activation of the state’s emergency response plan from its Command and Control Centre in Alausa.
According to the agency, its response team arrived at the scene around 2:15 a.m. and found the building engulfed in flames, with dense smoke indicating intense combustion within the structure.
In a preliminary incident report signed by the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency stated that the building was primarily used for the storage and sale of computers and accessories, adding that the high volume of combustible materials contributed to the rapid spread of the fire.
“Upon arrival of the LASEMA Response Team at the incident scene, it was observed that a fire outbreak had occurred in a one-storey commercial building accommodating dealers in computers and accessories in Computer Village, Ikeja.
“Responders observed active flames and dense smoke, indicating intense combustion within the structure. The high volume of combustible materials contributed to the rapid spread of fire,” the statement read.
LASEMA said the cause of the fire had yet to be ascertained and was currently under investigation.
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