A 50-year-old man has lost his life in the early hours of yesterday after a fire gutted a house located at 48, Jagunmolu Street, Shomolu Bariga, Lagos.
The fire reportedly broke out on the 25-room property around 3am, affecting 10 of the rooms.
According to Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, the agency received a distress call around 3:19am and firemen were immediately dispatched to the location.
She said they also received a fire call around 12:31am, at 19, Apata Street, Shomolu.
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“The Shomolu incident involved four rooms and three shops in a bungalow building consisting of eight rooms and four shops while the Bariga fire involved 10 rooms in a bungalow building consisting of 25 rooms and 18 shops.
“Preliminary investigation revealed negligence as the undercurrent cause of both fires which led to electrical surge as reported shock was witnessed at Shomolu before the arrival of the firefighters,” she said.
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