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A fire on Friday gutted twin duplexes in Magodo Phase 11 in Lagos.
Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident to journalists.
He said the incident occurred at Jalan Alhaji Jubril Number 16 Magodo Phase II.
The permanent secretary added that the agency responded quickly to the incident following emergency calls via the state’s Toll Free Emergency numbers 767 and 112.
He said: “The agency’s response team from the Command and Control Center in Alausa arrived at the double duplex where the incident occurred at 08.02.
“When the team arrived, it was discovered that the fire started at around 07.05 and quickly spread from the main duplex to around five rooms.
“The fire then spread through the roof into the other wing of the duplex, which consisted of approximately three bedrooms and a living room.
“After a thorough investigation, it was determined that the cause of the fire was an electrical short circuit from the AC unit in one of the rooms in the main duplex.”
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He said the occupants of the duplex had been evacuated safely and no injuries or fatalities had been recorded.
“The fire was extinguished thanks to the joint efforts of the LASEMA Response Team and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, who immediately responded to the emergency call.
“The duplex sustained extensive damage, leaving the roof and interior seriously impacted.
“The inferno was quickly contained to prevent it from spreading to the surrounding buildings and beyond.
“The contents of the duplex, including furniture and personal belongings, were rescued thanks to the quick response of the response unit.
“Hell has been successfully extinguished.
“However, while the extinguishing was in progress, one of the firefighters fell from the ceiling, but was immediately rescued and attended to by officers of the Lagos State Ambulance Service at the scene,” added Oke-Osanyintolu.
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