A fire has engulfed the store of global electronics maker LG at Abule Osun, Trade Fair, Lagos State.
The incident, which occurred around midnight on Sunday, destroyed goods worth millions of naira.
This was revealed in a statement released by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency through its Head of Public Affairs Unit, Nosa Okunbor.
He stated that the agency received distress calls through its toll-free emergency lines at 12:15 am, with fire officials arriving 25 minutes later to extinguish the blaze, which had consumed items worth millions of naira.
The statement read, “The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency received distress calls through the 767/112 toll-free emergency lines at 00:15 hours and activated the Lagos State Emergency Response Plans.
“Upon arrival of the Dolphin Response Team from LASEMA’s Igando Base at 00:40 hours, a raging fire was discovered at the LG office located at the aforementioned address.”
Okunbor noted that the fire affected “equipment, small forklifts, household goods/gadgets, including TVs, refrigerators, and air conditioners, estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of naira.”
The statement added that the fire “has been contained” in collaboration with other emergency responders.
“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 cause of the fire is yet to be determined.
In a video posted by PUNCH Online on the agency’s X handle on Sunday, fire servicemen were seen working to extinguish the fire while onlookers gathered at the scene.
