No less than 4 cows, three goats and an workplace constructing of the Nationwide Council for Arts and Tradition have been misplaced in a fireplace that destroyed the Nationwide Arts Theater in Iganmu, Lagos State late on Saturday night.
The Head of Public Training Division of Lagos State Hearth and Rescue Service, Amodu Shakiru, disclosed this in a phone dialog with PUNCH Metro on Sunday.
PUNCH Metro experiences {that a} fuel explosion late night on Saturday prompted injury to some elements of the Nationwide Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos State.
Shakiru stated: “There was a fuel cylinder explosion leading to a fireplace that the Lagos State Hearth and Rescue Service is managing inside the Nationwide Arts Theatre.”
In the meantime, in a follow-up interview, the LSFRS spokesperson famous that the hearth began after a fuel explosion in one of many workplaces on the scene of the incident, whereas emphasizing that 4 cows, three goats and an workplace complicated have been destroyed by the hearth.
He stated: “The reason for the hearth was a fuel explosion. Roughly 4 50 kg fuel bottles have been saved in one of many workplaces. The affected properties included 4 cows and three goats that have been discovered presumed lifeless. An workplace constructing believed to belong to the Nationwide Council for Arts and Tradition, positioned reverse the artists' village, was additionally destroyed by the hearth. The hearth brigade was capable of restrict the unfold of the hearth and thus forestall additional hazard with out casualties.”
He, nevertheless, cautioned Lagos residents towards storing fuel amenities in the home as it’s a unstable merchandise that may trigger hearth.
“Our individuals should perceive that fuel is a unstable commodity and shouldn’t be saved within the residence. That’s the reason we at all times advise individuals to put their fuel bottles exterior the constructing, however if you wish to retailer fuel in giant portions, as is the case on this incident, please request the mandatory permission from the hearth brigade.”
Equally, no fewer than 4 individuals have been reported to have suffered varied levels of accidents when a fireplace destroyed the Fats Noble fuel station, an impartial advertising oil firm alongside the Previous Street, reverse Torikoh, Badagry, Lagos, on Wednesday, December 27.
Additionally, a number of retailers and items have been destroyed following a fuel explosion that occurred final Saturday at a market close to the Council bus cease in Ikotun space of Lagos State.
The present hearth incident on the Nationwide Arts Theater is the third hearth incident reported in Lagos State within the final seven days.