80-year-old man dies in Lagos house fire

An octogenarian, Godwin Oyia, yesterday died when fire gutted a storey building at 5, Aborishade Close, Lawanson, Surulere, Lagos. The fire, it was learnt, was caused by a heater popularly called ‘boiling ring’ which was left unattended to.

The inferno, which reportedly started in Oyia’s room, destroyed property and household items said to worth millions of naira. The entire top floor of the building was completely burnt while the ground floor was saved by the combined efforts of the emergency responders.
The Director of Lagos Fire Service, Mr. Rasaq Fadipe, and the General Manager, Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr. Michael Akindele, said that it was only the 80-year-old man who died in the fire outbreak. “The agency (LASEMA) received a distress call about 10:40a.m. today (yesterday) regarding a fire incident at No 5, Aborishade Close, Lawanson, Surulere. This prompted the immediate activation of the agency’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) to the scene of the incident,” Akindele said.https://newtelegraphonline.com/80-year-old-man-dies-lagos-house-fire/