By Evelyn Usman
Pandemonium broke out Tuesday night as fireplace engulfed components of the Nice Nigeria Insurance coverage Home, a 25-storey constructing on Martins Avenue, Lagos Island.
Based on the Lagos State Hearth and Rescue Service, the incident was reported at about 4:41 p.m., prompting the rapid deployment of firefighters from the Ebute Elefun and Dolphin fireplace stations, with reinforcements from the Sari Iganmu station and the Alausa headquarters. Firefighters reportedly arrived on the scene inside 12 minutes, at roughly 4:53 p.m.
The fireplace, the service stated, originated on the fifth ground of the constructing and unfold downward from that degree, affecting as much as the fifth ground of the 25-storey construction, which is essentially used as a warehouse for the storage and sale of clothes supplies, along with company places of work and some outlets.
As of press time, no casualties had been reported, whereas firefighters continued to battle the blaze and forestall it from spreading to different components of the constructing.
Confirming the incident, Controller-Common of the Lagos State Hearth and Rescue Service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, stated, “Firefighting operations are ongoing,” and guaranteed that every one crucial measures had been put in place to carry the scenario underneath management. She added that the reason for the fireplace was but to be decided.
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