The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency says it has commenced an investigation into the fire incident that destroyed a cluster of makeshift residential structures in the Abule Oja area of Yaba area of th state.
The agency, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, noted that no casualties were recorded following a swift response by emergency responders.
Oke-Osanyintolu noted that the fire occurred at 9/10 Abudu Street, Abule Oja, by UNILAG Road, adding that emergency responders were deployed upon receiving the distress call.
The response team comprised officials of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Federal Fire Service, UNILAG Fire Service, Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps, the Nigeria Police Force and operatives from LASEMA’s Alpha Cobra Base.
Oke-Osanyintolu stated that the coordinated intervention prevented the fire from spreading to nearby buildings despite the highly combustible nature of
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