A fire outbreak has damaged parts of a multi-story building housing Ago Medical Centre, located off Ago Palace Way, Okota.
The blaze was reportedly triggered by a power surge that caused a spark when public electricity supply was restored.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Saturday.
Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, announced that the agency successfully brought the fire under control.
He explained that the state’s emergency response plan was activated, and a response team from Oshodi was dispatched following distress calls received on the agency’s 767/112 Emergency Toll-Free Lines at 6:29 PM on Friday.
“Upon arrival at 18.50hrs, 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.
“Preliminary investigations conducted by LASEMA’s Eagle Response Team revealed that the immediate cause of the inferno was a power surge which led to a spark when public electricity power supply was restored,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
He stated that no lives were lost nor injuries recorded due to the incident.
He stated that the fire was being contained through collaborative efforts of the LASEMA Response Team Fire Unit and other responders, to prevent it from spreading to adjoining buildings in the area.
“The fire is still raging and responders are battling to put it off. Response and Recovery Operations are in progress,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
He listed emergency responders at the scene as including the LASEMA Response Team, LASEMA Fire Unit, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos Neighbourhood and Security Corps and the Nigeria Police Force.