African Independent Television, Lagos State studio was yesterday gutted by fire after an air conditioner in its studio was affected by high voltage electricity.
The fire incident
which reportedly occurred around 9:00 a.m Monday morning was put out by men of
the Lagos State Fire Service from Agege, Ikeja and Alausa divisions with one
water truck each.
Briefing newsmen on
the incident Director of Lagos State Fire Service Rasak Fadipe stated that his
men arrive the scene 15 minutes after it got a distress call.
“The fire was caused by high voltage. We arrived at the
scene at 9:30 a.m. and we spent about 15 minutes for active firefighting
operations. “Only the air conditioner was badly damaged as we were
able to curtail the
spread of the fire,” he said. He urged Lagosians to be conscious of electrical
appliances in their homes and offices.
Also National Emergency
Management Agency South west zonal Spoke person Ibrahim Farinloye said no life
was lost to the incident adding that the fire was put out by the combined team
of fire service from Lagos and Ogun State
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