FIRE GUTS 22-STOREY PLAZA ON LAGOS ISLAND, EMERGENCY TEAMS BATTLE BLAZE
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Emergency responders on Wednesday battled a major fire outbreak at the Great Nigeria Insurance House, a multi-storey plaza located on Martins Street in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State.
The fire reportedly broke out at about 5 p.m. in the building, which is largely used as a warehouse for clothing materials, prompting the swift deployment of emergency and firefighting teams to the scene.
The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident, stating that preliminary findings showed the fire originated from one of the offices on the fourth floor of the building before spreading to other levels.
According to him, the LASEMA Shark Response Team discovered on arrival that the 22-storey structure had already been engulfed by flames.
“Preliminary investigation conducted by the Shark Response Team revealed that the fire started from one of the apartments on the fourth floor and quickly gained momentum, spreading to other parts of the floor and escalating upwards to the sixth floor within the 22-storey building,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
He added that the cause of the fire had yet to be ascertained and noted that the number of casualties could not be immediately confirmed as rescue and firefighting operations were still ongoing.
Meanwhile, the Controller-General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, provided a slightly different account, saying the fire affected up to the fifth floor of a 25-storey building and originated on that level before spreading downwards.
“The affected building is primarily used for warehouse storage and the sale of clothing materials, with corporate offices and a few shops also located within the premises. There has been no record of casualties as firefighting continues,” Adeseye stated.
Firefighters and other emergency personnel remained on ground as efforts continued to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading to nearby structures.
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