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Fire guts building in Ikeja GRA

By Uchechi Ojo December 25, 2020307 views

Tragedy struck on Friday, December 25, 2020, in the Ikeja Government Residential Area of Lagos when a two-storey building was gutted by fire.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), which confirmed the incident via Twitter, said the incident occurred on No. 11, Sowemimo Street.

“The Agency’s response team arrived at the aforementioned address which consists of a two-storey building belonging to HAK Air Limited,” LASEMA said.

“Investigation conducted suggests that the fire Started from the Static Inverter used for Solar panel in the building. The fire has been subdued with the combined effort of the Agency’s FIRE team and @LAG_FireService.”

Reports have it that no life was lost in the unfortunate incident.

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