The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service reported that it successfully extinguished a factory fire at Imperio International, located at 6 Ayodele Diyan Street, off Ladipo Oluwole Street, Ikeja, Lagos, which broke out on Tuesday night.
Margaret Adeseye, the Director of the Lagos Fire and Rescue Service, made the announcement in a statement released on Thursday.
According to Adeseye, the fire caused significant damage to goods, including body sprays, perfumes, creams, and other items, while partially affecting the twin warehouse block. The blaze was effectively contained to prevent further spread.
“This was consequent upon prevention of further spread to the rear twin warehouse block used for production which incident could have been more devastating due to the volatility of raw materials and equipment storage as well as factory personnel iit houses.
“The Fire was brought under control few hours into the midnight, and it is still being salvaged with dampening down of embers from the remains of salvaged goods as the operations moved to recovery stage to allow for mop up exercise of the premises.
The fire service boss said the cause of the incident which investigation is running simultaneously with the recovery, will be revealed upon completion as no casualty was recorded.
She added that the operations are a true reflection of public private partnership and synergy as Godrej Safety Dept, Mouka Foam, Nigerchin and others joined LASEMA, LASAMBUS, Nigerian Police to compliment the efforts of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service to bring the situation under control.