There was pandemonium in the Ijora 7-Up area of Apapa-Iganmu, Lagos State as a warehouse along the Moshood Abiola Way, Ijora 7-Up, Apapa-Iganmu LCDA of the state went up in flames.
It was gathered that efforts to quell the fire had not been successful at the time of filing this report.
Margaret Adeseye, Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, confirmed the incident saying, however, that no casualty was recorded.
Adeseye, who added that efforts were on to salvage the situation, disclosed that the cause of the fire had yet to be known.
The fire chief said, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is presently attending to a warehouse fire at 243, Moshood Abiola Way, Ijora 7-Up, Apapa-Iganmu LCDA, Lagos.
“The fire (incident), which was reported around 11:04am on Sunday, saw the deployment of officials of Sari Iganmu Fire Station to douse the fire involving some private warehouses used to trade and stock frozen fish and take-away plastic packs.
“The fire has been curtailed to the warehouse block where it emanated from while other four warehouses blocks were currently being saved.
“There was neither injury nor death. Firefighting operations are ongoing as further details will follow.”
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