- The Director of Public Affairs of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Amodu Shakiru, confirmed the incident to newsmen
The National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos State on was hit by a gas explosion close to midnight on Saturday.
The explosion reportedly damaged some section of the iconic monument.
The Director of Public Affairs of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Amodu Shakiru, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
He disclosed that efforts were ongoing to contain the spread of the fire, adding that the incident was caused by an exploded gas cylinder.
Shakiru said, “There’s been an exploded gas cylinder resulting in a fire which the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is managing within the National Arts Theatre.”
In the same vein, at least four persons reportedly sustained various degrees of injuries as fire gutted Fat Noble filling station, an independent marketing oil firm along Old Road, opposite Torikoh, Badagry, Lagos State on Wednesday, December 27.
Also, several shops and goods were destroyed following a gas explosion that occurred at a market at the Council bus stop in the Ikotun area of Lagos State, on Saturday.
The current fire incident at the National Arts Theatre is the third fire incident reported in the last seven days in Lagos State
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