- The quick intervention of The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service forestall the occurrence of widespread devastating destruction.
The Bogobiri House in the Ikoyi area of the Lagos state was engulfed by fire on Saturday.
However, the quick intervention of The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service forestall the occurrence of widespread devastating destruction.
The fire service was able to contain the inferno to the first floor hotel which is located at 9 Maitama Sule Street, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The agency’s director, Margaret Adeseye, disclosed the development in a statement on X.com on Saturday.
Adeseye stated, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has extinguished the fire that erupted at Bogobiri House, 9 Maitama Sule Street, Ikoyi, Lagos, at approximately 20:06 hours.
“The one-storey building, used as a hotel, had its upper floor catch fire before the intervention of the Dolphin and Ebute Elefun Fire Crews of the agency, who successfully quelled the blaze.”
According to the statement, the agency’s officers confined the fire to the floor from which it originated, saving the rest of the building and adjacent property.
The director added that the operation concluded without any casualties and that an investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.
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