No
fewer than three people have lost their lives in separate fire
incidents in the FESTAC Town, Badagry and Surulere areas of Lagos State.
Scene of the Surulere fire (Photo: Samson Folarin)
In separate fire incidents reported across the commercial city of
Lagos including FESTAC Town, Badagry and Surulere areas, no fewer than
three people have lost their lives as many Nigerian Muslims were
celebrating the Eid el Kabir holidays.
According to a report by Punch Metro, an 8-month-old baby was
killed in FESTAC Town, a 90-year-old woman was burnt to death in
Badagry, while an 83-year-old man died in the Surulere incident.
It was learnt that the fire that killed the baby, identified as
Jessica Ifeanyichukwu, started at about 9pm on Sunday. Her mother,
Ndubuisi Ifeanyichukwu, was trying to put on the family generator
downstairs when the incident happened at the family’s three-bedroomed
apartment on Hakeem Agboola Crescent.
Speaking with a correspondent on Tuesday, the landlady, who gave
her name only as Bassey, said the cause of the fire still remained a
mystery to her.
“The woman came out around 8.30pm from her apartment to start
the generator. She and her husband stayed upstairs and she carried the
generator downstairs. She tried to start the generator three times, but
it did not work.
“She went back to her apartment. Later, she came down to switch
on the bigger generator. When she returned to the room, the entire
apartment was already in flames.
“The couple has left since the incident happened. Nobody knows
the cause of the fire. The police have not found out anything. The fire
also affected a section of my apartment. What made the situation worse
was that the woman’s husband was not at home,” she said.
Meanwhile in Surulere, an 80-year-old man, identified as Godwin
Oyia, lost his life on Aborishade Close, after fire engulfed his
residence as property estimated at millions of naira was reportedly lost
to the inferno which started around 10am on Tuesday.
Speaking to a correspondent, an official of the Lagos State Fire
Service who did not want to be identified, said the fire was caused by a
plugged boiling ring.
“The house is a one storeyed-building. The fire started from
one of the rooms on the first floor. We learnt that a tenant, who was
using a boiling ring, left it unattended to. After the water he was
boiling dried up, there was an explosion.
“The man who died lived with his granddaughter. When the fire
started, neighbours rescued the girl, but when they returned for the
man, the fire had aggravated. We saw the man’s charred remains in the
last room after the fire was put out,” he said.
In the Badagry inferno, it was gathered that the victim,
90-year-old Mrs. Kayode, had lighted a local lamp around 8pm and gone to
bed. The lamp reportedly fell on her on the bed, setting the house on
fire.
A source disclosed that the victim who initially suffered burns,
was rushed to a hospital in the area, where she eventually died.
“The incident happened around 8pm on Monday on Market Road,
Badagry. The woman lighted a local lamp, which fell on her bed. She
suffered serious burns and was rushed to a hospital, where she died,” the source said.
The director of the state fire service, Fadipe, said firefighters rescued the victim alive. “She died at the hospital because of the smoke,” he added.
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