Fire and different emergency incidents destroyed property estimated at N13.24 billion throughout Lagos State between January and September 2026, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has mentioned.
The Service, nevertheless, mentioned firefighters saved property estimated at N79.44 billion from destruction in the course of the interval, bringing the whole estimated worth of property affected by the incidents to N92.68 billion.
The figures had been contained in the Service’s Third Quarter Activity Report, which confirmed that it responded to 1,324 emergency incidents in the course of the nine-month interval.
Fire emergencies accounted for the majority of the incidents, with 1,135 fire calls, whereas the Service additionally dealt with 79 rescue calls, 100 salvage operations, 9 collapsed-building incidents and one gas-related explosion.
The report confirmed that 210 victims had been rescued alive whereas 65 suspected fatalities had been recovered throughout emergency operations.
January recorded the best variety of incidents, with 203 circumstances, adopted by March with 201, whereas September recorded the bottom, with 94 incidents.
In phrases of fire calls, March recorded the best determine at 176, adopted by January with 173, whereas September recorded 80.
The Controller-General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Abimbola Adeseye, urged residents to strengthen fire-prevention measures because the dry season units in.
She referred to as for higher vigilance, immediate reporting of emergencies and compliance with fire-safety laws, noting that prevention remained crucial to lowering losses.
Adeseye suggested residents and companies to keep away from indiscriminate burning, deal with flammable supplies safely, stop electrical overloading and make sure that firefighting tools and emergency exits remained useful and accessible.
The Service additionally disclosed that it recorded 341 false emergency calls in the course of the interval, warning that such calls may divert emergency responders from real incidents and endanger lives and property.
Adeseye reaffirmed the Service’s dedication to defending lives and property by way of immediate response, public enlightenment, enforcement of fire-safety requirements and group engagement.
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