CITIZENS COMPASS —The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service on Wednesday, attended to a fire outbreak which partly gutted Radio Nigeria Complex, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Director of the Agency, Margaret Adeseye, said the officials of the Agency were alerted at about 17:30 hours though details of the inferno were not yet ready as of press time.
Adeseye in her updates said, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is attending to a Fire outbreak at the Radio Nigeria on Plot No. 35, Ikoyi Rd, Ikoyi, Lagos.
“The Agency which was alerted at about 17:30 hours had Firefighters from Dolphin, Ebute Elefun and Oba On iTunes Fire Stations as first responders who met the Fire well-alight due to the substances involved in the material composition of the studio section.
“The public is however assured that the collaborative efforts with the Federal Fire Service and other Emergency Responders including the Nigerian Police has put the situation under control and confined it to the studio section of the U-shape one storey building where it emanated.
“While the cause of the Fire is yet unknown with no report of any casualty, damping down of the Fire embers continues. Update to follow as the situation demands. “
As of 10.45p.m, eyewitnesses’ said the fire was well alighted.
Staff on duty were said to be safely evacuated.
