A major fire was yesterday averted
when power surge ignited fire that gutted a section of the Lagos State Deputy
Governor, Princess Adejoke Orelope –Adefulire’s residence in highbrow Osborne
Road, Ikoyi Our correspondent gathered that the source of the fire, which
damaged some fittings was traced to a power surge.
It was gathered that the fire
started at the boys’ quarters after an electrical spark . Although there was a
conflicting report on the extent of the inferno, officials of the government
said it was nothing to worry about. An eyewitness explained that the surge
occurred after electricity supply from the public mains was restored with high
voltage . “ The building was almost going up in flames.
We noticed smoke coming out of the
corridor and the smell of burning wire was everywhere . We had to raise the
alarm to put out the fire. The state fire service which is a stone’s throw to
the Deputy Governor’s residence responded swiftly The Managing Director, Lagos
Fire Service, Mr. Rasak Fadipe, said:” There is no cause for alarm . It was not
fire . It was a spark from the fire in the electrical conjunction box which can
easily be contained by any trained electrical personnel.”
Sun
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