It was a great tragedy on New Year day when a 60- year
old man and an eight month- old baby died a painful death in different
fire incidents in Lagos State.Saturday Vanguard reports that
there were eight fire outbreaks in different parts of the state between
January 1 and yesterday. One of such incidents happened at about 2am on
January 1, at Ijaniki area of the state when Christian faithfuls were
either still at the cross over services or on their way back home.
It was reported that the inferno at Ijaniki began when the cooking stove on which an unnamed woman was frying some frozen chicken inside her one room apartment at 22 Morakinyo street exploded and burst into flames.
As the fire became too much, the woman was said to have rushed to fetch water from the well to contain it but the fire reportedly engulfed the entire room where she laid her baby. Her husband and other occupants were still in the church praying when the incident happened. The fire was said to have spread to the other six rooms and a shop according to the Lagos State Director of Fire Service, Mr Rasaq Fadipe, who said that the arrival of fire service men, however, prevented the fire from spreading to other buildings.
It was reported that the inferno at Ijaniki began when the cooking stove on which an unnamed woman was frying some frozen chicken inside her one room apartment at 22 Morakinyo street exploded and burst into flames.
As the fire became too much, the woman was said to have rushed to fetch water from the well to contain it but the fire reportedly engulfed the entire room where she laid her baby. Her husband and other occupants were still in the church praying when the incident happened. The fire was said to have spread to the other six rooms and a shop according to the Lagos State Director of Fire Service, Mr Rasaq Fadipe, who said that the arrival of fire service men, however, prevented the fire from spreading to other buildings.
Also, in a related incident, same day, a 60 year-old man’s life was
claimed. This occurred same day at 21/23 Idowu Rafiu Street in Aboru
part of the state. The deceased identified as Solomon Olukwumu was said
to have locked himself up in one of the rooms of a flat of a two storey
building while other members of his family went to church.
Tragedy struck after smoke was noticed from the flat. Occupants of the building were said to have later succeeded in putting out the fire, but unknown to them that someone in one of the bedrooms was roasted before then.
The body of Olukumu was said to have been discovered upon the arrival of his family members. Confirming the incident, Fadipe said the man could have died of suffocation, noting that his body only had slight burns in the inferno which affected only one of the rooms in the building.
Tragedy struck after smoke was noticed from the flat. Occupants of the building were said to have later succeeded in putting out the fire, but unknown to them that someone in one of the bedrooms was roasted before then.
The body of Olukumu was said to have been discovered upon the arrival of his family members. Confirming the incident, Fadipe said the man could have died of suffocation, noting that his body only had slight burns in the inferno which affected only one of the rooms in the building.
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