An early morning fire
has razed a section of the Christ Embassy Church, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos State,
destroying property said to be worth millions of naira.
The fire, which
reportedly lasted for about two hours on Wednesday, was said to have affected
four 40-feet containers, reportedly being used as storage facilities by the
church.
The fire, which was
said to have started at about 4am, was caused by a burning heap of refuse,
which later engulfed the containers near an uncompleted building on the church
premises.
It will be recalled
that another fire incident occurred in the church in March 2014, which razed
generator houses, damaging about 10 generators.
According to a
resident, who claimed to be an eyewitness, the Wednesday fire, which created
panic and later caused gridlock in the area, was put out by firefighters from
the Alausa Fire Station, who were joined by some church workers.
He said, “The fire
started from some refuse being burnt near the containers. It soon engulfed the
containers and lasted for about two hours. It attracted sympathisers and
passersby to the area. The thick smoke also caused some traffic snarl along
Billings Way, Oregun, where the church is located.”
The Director, Lagos
State Fire Service, Rasaq Fadipe, confirmed the incident, adding that the
service deployed two fire trucks from the Alausa station in the area. The
director noted that no life was lost in the inferno.
He said, “We got the
distress call at about 5am. We immediately deployed two fire trucks from the
Alausa Station to attend to it. Four containers caught up in the fire contained
electrical appliances, pumping machines and pieces of furniture.
“We were able to put
the situation under control.”
- Punch
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