In the early hours of Saturday, a residential building located on Cachol Street in the Ojo area of Lagos State was completely destroyed, and properties within were demolished.
According to reports, the fire outbreak originated from the explosion of a camping gas canister inside an eight-room bungalow.
Amodu Shakiri, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, verified the incident and stated that the explosion happened while one of the occupants was cooking in the building’s corridor.
He said, “One of the occupants of the building was cooking with a camp gas when it exploded and the building was severely burnt with content therein. We also found that the passage was used as their kitchen because there was no specific area identified as a kitchen on the premises. We also counted not less than six camp gases in there.
“The call came in at about 9:05 am and we were able to isolate the fire to only the building alone while adjoining buildings were safe from the gas-induced fire.”
Shakiri acknowledged that the situation could have resulted in fatalities if not for the timely intervention of officers from the Ojo military cantonment who provided protection to the firefighters while they were carrying out their duties.
He further stated that fortunately, there were no casualties, and all the occupants of the building managed to escape unharmed.
