Millions of naira lost to Lagos fire

Property and goods estimated to worth several millions of naira were burnt yesterday when fire razed buildings and shops at Ikota Estate in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State.

 The fire started around 3:30am from one of the shops around Ikota Second Gate, behind Oando Filling Station. It took the intervention of firefighters from the Lagos State Fire Service and emergency agencies to stop the fire from spreading to other structures.
A provision shop owner, identified as Sule, said he lost N1 million cash which he kept in the shop to the fire. Another victim, a hairdresser, said she lost an undisclosed amount of money and all her hairdressing equipment. 
A witness blamed the fire on an upsurge in electricity supply. The witness said the fire could have been prevented if residents took the alarm raised concerning the fire seriously. “People have lost millions of naira worth of property and goods to this fire,” he added.
The Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Rasaq Fadipe, said that human error by one of the shop owners and another shop where gas was stored aggravated the fire. 
He said: “The fire involved some makeshift structures made of plank, before it spread to houses and shops. It started from one of the shops through an electric power surge.
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