The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has successfully contained a fire outbreak that affected parts of a storey building housing Ago Medical Centre, located off Ago Palace Way in Okota.
Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, confirmed the development in a statement issued in the early hours of Saturday.
According to Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency activated its emergency response plan after receiving distress calls through its 767/112 emergency toll-free lines at 6:29 p.m. on Friday.
“Upon arrival at 6:50 p.m., LASEMA’s Eagle Response Team discovered that sections of a storey building, which housed a hospital, were being gutted by fire at the aforementioned address,” he said.
Preliminary investigations, he explained, indicated that the fire was triggered by a power surge when electricity was restored to the building.
“No lives were lost, and no injuries were recorded due to the incident,” Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed.
He added that emergency responders worked together to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to nearby structures.
“The fire is still raging, and responders are battling to put it off. Response and recovery operations are in progress,” he stated.
Among the emergency responders at the scene were the LASEMA Response Team, LASEMA Fire Unit, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos Neighbourhood and Security Corps, and the Nigeria Police Force.
