The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said that a two-storey building was gutted by fire on Sunday in the Ebute-Metta area of the state.
The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available in Lagos.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the incident happened at 14, Okobaba Street, Off Ibadan Street, Ebute-Metta, Lagos State, on Sunday.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency responded to a distress call through the 767 and 112 toll-free line at about 11.50 a.m.
“Upon arrival of the LASEMA Response Team at the incident scene, the LRT discovered that a two-storey residential building was engulfed by fire.
“Further investigations revealed that the fire which has not been ascertained, reportedly started in a flat on the top floor.
“No casualties or injuries were recorded during the incident. The fire affected a unit of a two-bedroom flat, one unit of a room and parlour self-contained and a single room,” he said.
He said the fire had been subdued due to the quick intervention of the LRT, LASEMA Fire Unit, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Federal Fire Service.
“Dampening down and operation is currently ongoing,” he said.
