- Safiu Kehinde
A fire outbreak has, on Saturday, gutted some shanties in Surulere area of Lagos state.
This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Lagos State Emmergency Management Authority (LASEMA) Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu.
According to the statement made available to newsmen, row of makeshift shanty structures erected beside the canal were razed by the inferno which reportedly started in one of the rooms.
“Following distress calls received through the 767 and 112 emergency toll-free lines at 01.18hrs, LASEMA activated its response team from Onipanu.
“Upon arrival at 01.31hrs, a row of makeshift shanty structures erected beside the canal, was found to have been gutted by fire.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire, which started in one of the rooms had quickly spread to other rooms in the row.
“It was brought under control by the combined efforts of emergency responders at the incident scene.
“No casualties or injuries were recorded at the incident scene,” Osanyintolu stated, adding that the the fire has been totally extinguished with search and rescue concluded.