A raging fire breaks out at the warehouse of a bottling company on Sapara Street, off Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos State.
Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service are reportedly at scene of the incident battling to contain the fire.
There was no record of any casualty as a result of the incident as of the time of filing this report.
Fire guts warehouse in Lagos
Fire has gutted a warehouse of a bottling company on Sapara Street, off Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos pic.twitter.com/oeQJwAsz5Y
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The incident, according to an eyewitness, occurred at about 08:58 am, on Sunday it was gathered, involved finished distilled volatile products which (ethanol in chemical compound) were stored in combustible bottles within a large expanse warehouse block in Ikeja.
Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Magret Adeseye, said the raging fire has been put out by the Lagos fire crew from Ikeja, Alausa and Bolade units.
“We prevented the fire from spreading beyond the princint of the store.
“The ongoing Firefighting operations is devoid of any casualty thus far,” Adeseye confirmed