{"id":113914,"date":"2024-08-16T20:55:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T19:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=113914"},"modified":"2024-08-16T20:55:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T19:55:34","slug":"fire-guts-seven-storey-building-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fire-guts-seven-storey-building-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Guts Seven-Storey Building In Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fire broke out at a seven-storey building on Sanni Adewale Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area in the early hours of Friday.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, disclosed this in a statement via \u2018X\u2019 (formerly Twitter).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nShe said the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service received a distress call at 05:17 hours and dispatched firefighters from Ebute Elefun, Sari, and Lekki 1 stations.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nPreliminary investigations indicate that an electrical surge might have caused the fire, which affected several shops within the building but no casualties were recorded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn August 16th, 2024, at 05:17 hours, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service received a distress call regarding a fire outbreak at Sanni Adewale Street, located in the Lagos Island Local Government Area. The fire affected several shops within a 7-storey building.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cFirefighters from the Ebute Elefun, Sari, and Lekki 1 stations promptly responded, arriving at the scene by 05:33 hours.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cThanks to the swift actions of the Lagos State Firefighters, the situation is now under control. Ventilation efforts are currently ongoing in ensuring the safety of all in the area. Preliminary investigations suggest the fire was triggered by an electrical surge. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported,\u201d the statement read.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fire broke out at a seven-storey building on Sanni Adewale Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area in the early hours of Friday. 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