Fire destroys 100 homes in Bariga Lagos

No fewer than 100 makeshift houses were burnt in Ilaje, Bariga, a Lagos suburb yesterday.
It was learnt that the fire started in the early hours of yesterday and was caused by a generator explosion in one of the shanties.

Although nobody died in the incident, all property on five acres of land were razed, rendering scores of people homeless.

Director of the state fire service, Razaq Fadipe, said on the telephone that the firefighters spent three hours to put out the fire.

Fadipe said the service also expended 60,000 litres of water to douse the flames.

He said, “Around 12.33am, we were alerted of a fire in the area and we deployed three trucks from Alausa, Ikeja and Ilupeju fire stations. Each of the tankers contained 10,000 litres and we had to refill each tanker before we could put out the fire around 3.45am.

“Upon investigation, we discovered that the fire was caused by a generator which exploded. We therefore advise Lagosians to avoid putting generators on tyres because due to the vibration, the generators sometimes fall over, spill fuel and catch fire.”

Meanwhile, it was learnt that three stores and two shops were damaged by fire at 238 Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba while a lockup shop was also consumed by fire in Ikeja area of the state.

The Nation