In Lagos State’s Lekki neighborhood, a structure was completely destroyed by fire.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) confirmed the event, stating that the fire started on Thursday, January 2 at approximately 12:57 p.m.

Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, stated in a statement that the organization received a distress call regarding the fire from No. 2A, Abike Sulaiman Street, Lekki Phase 1.

He said, “Following distress calls received on the 767 and 112 emergency toll-free lines, LASEMA activated its response team from Lekki Base.

“Upon arrival at the incident scene, it was discovered that a one-storey building was engulfed by fire. No casualties or injuries were recorded at the incident scene,” he said.

Oke-Osanyintolu noted that LASEMA’s intervention in collaboration with other responders curtailed the fire from spreading to other buildings.

He said, ”The inferno was contained from escalating to adjoining buildings. The fire has been completely extinguished, and the dampening down operation has been concluded.”