Two rescued, one injured as fire guts bungalow in Itire, Lagos

Two males have been rescued from a fire that gutted an eight-room bungalow at Onitire Road, Smith Bus Stop, Itire, Lagos, with one of them sustaining burn accidents whereas trying to avoid wasting an aged man.

A press release by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service stated the incident occurred at 43 Onitire Road, Itire. The emergency name was acquired at about 9:10 p.m., whereas firefighters arrived on the scene at 9:35 p.m. and instantly started firefighting operations.

During the operation, firefighters rescued a 75-year-old wheelchair person from the bungalow. A 42-year-old man, who sustained burn accidents whereas attempting to avoid wasting the aged man, was additionally rescued and brought to Gbagada General Hospital by officers of the Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS, for medical consideration.

The fire affected the eight-room bungalow and unfold to a three-bedroom flat on the higher flooring of an adjoining two-storey residential constructing. The bungalow and its contents have been severely broken, whereas the affected part of the adjoining constructing and its contents sustained minor harm.

Personnel from the Isolo, Sari and Bolade fire stations of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service dealt with the firefighting operation, with help from the Federal Fire Service, Ojuelegba.

Other businesses current on the scene included the Lagos Response Unit, LRU, LASAMBUS, officers of the Nigeria Police Force from the Itire Division and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA.

“The fire was efficiently introduced underneath management.

Preliminary evaluation means that negligence ensuing to {an electrical} surge could have brought on the incident; nevertheless, the precise trigger stays topic to additional dedication,” the assertion stated.  

The Controller-General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Abimbola Adeseye, urged residents to make sure that electrical installations are correctly maintained, keep away from overloading sockets and have interaction certified electricians to examine and restore defective electrical techniques.

She additionally suggested residents to modify off electrical home equipment when not in use and report fire emergencies promptly via the company’s toll-free strains.