PHOTOS: Fire Guts Warehouse In Lagos State

A warehouse has been gutted by fire along the Wempco Road, in the Ogba area of Lagos State.

According to reports, the warehouse which belongs to the Guinness Nigeria Limited, was said to be used in storing plastic crates.

Confirming the incident, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Mr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said emergency responders, including the LASEMA response team and official of the state fire service, were on ground to salvage the situation. He explained that the immediate cause of the fire could not be ascertained.

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His statement read, “On arrival at the scene of the incident at 0430am, it was observed that a warehouse storing plastic crates which appears to belong to the Guinness Nigeria Limited and used to store plastic crates, had been burnt.

“The immediate cause of the fire could not be determined. However, the agency’s responders and LASG Fire Service officials are on ground to carry out a dampening exercise to forestall any spread or secondary incident.”

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