A raging fireplace on Tuesday morning razed a one-storey business constructing on Somoye Osundairo Avenue within the coronary heart of Laptop Village, Ikeja, Lagos State, destroying computer systems and equipment value tens of millions of naira.
It was learnt that the inferno, which broke out within the early hours of Tuesday affected a constructing largely utilized by sellers in computer systems and associated equipment, additional compounding fears over recurring fireplace incidents within the nation’s greatest know-how hub.
Based on a preliminary incident report issued by the Lagos State Emergency Administration Company, misery calls had been acquired through the 767/112 toll-free emergency strains at about 1:55am, prompting the fast activation of the state’s emergency response plan from its Command and Management Centre in Alausa, Ikeja.
LASEMA within the assertion signed by the Everlasting Secretary of LASEMA, Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu asserted that response staff arrived on the scene round 2:15am, the place they encountered energetic flames and thick smoke billowing from the business construction, a sign of intense combustion already happening.
“The fireplace outbreak occurred in a one-storey business constructing that accommodates sellers in computer systems and equipment. The excessive quantity of flamable supplies contributed to the fast unfold of the hearth,” he acknowledged.
Whereas the precise reason for the hearth stays unknown, LASEMA confirmed that investigations have commenced to find out what triggered the incident.
Based on the report, no fatalities had been recorded through the incident. Nevertheless, one firefighter from the Lagos State Fireplace and Rescue Service sustained minor accidents in the midst of the operation and was handled on-site by officers of the Lagos State Ambulance Service.
“The harm evaluation painted a grim image. Your entire prime flooring of the constructing was fully destroyed, with all items saved there consumed by the hearth. Preliminary checks additionally revealed that the construction of the constructing had been partially compromised, elevating issues over its security and the necessity for pressing structural integrity assessments.
“Emergency responders swiftly cordoned off the realm to forestall additional hazard, whereas security measures had been activated to cease the hearth from spreading to close by buildings within the densely packed business district,” it acknowledged.
LASEMA mentioned the immediate and coordinated response by a number of companies helped to efficiently include the blaze and stop a wider catastrophe in Laptop Village, which is infamous for congested buildings and poor security compliance.
Firefighting operations have since been concluded, although damping-down workout routines are ongoing to remove residual warmth and stop re-ignition. Rescue and restoration efforts have additionally been accomplished.
In its suggestions, the company referred to as for an in depth investigation into the reason for the hearth, a complete structural evaluation of the affected constructing, and a evaluation of fireside security measures and storage practices throughout Laptop Village and comparable business areas.
Responders on the scene included LASEMA officers, the Lagos State Fireplace and Rescue Service, LASAMBUS, and the Nigeria Police Pressure.