Two hospitalised as fire ravages Lagos community.
A
woman and a young boy were injured yesterday when fire swept through the Hausa community in
Orile-Agege, Lagos.
They
are at the Agege General Hospital.
The
fire, said to have been caused by power surge, raged for several hours,
destroying shops, houses and goods.
It
was gathered that the fire worsened when a high tension cable fell on a house
where a cooking gas was on.
Some
residents alleged that fire fighters told them that they had no water when they
were called.
A
woman, Iya Mariam, told The Nation that some properties would have been
salvaged if the fire fighters had responded in time.
She
said: “My mum grinds pepper at that compound where fire broke out. I came to
visit my mum there. I woke up in the morning to get my child ready for school
and the next thing, I heard people screaming that a room was on fire.
“It
later spread to other rooms. People called the fire fighters, who said they did
not have water.”
Mrs.
Sherifat Aderibigbe, a pepper grinder, blamed the fire fighters for not doing
their job well.
A
trader, Bolanle Babatunde, said he quickly evacuated his children.
Imam
Abdullahi said he was praying when the fire started, adding that he lost most
of his goods.
The
President of Arewa United (Consultative Forum), Alhaji Shuaibu Ado, said the
fire spread from room to room when the cable fell.
“Although
nobody died, we are pained now because we have lost belongings and money
running into millions of naira.
“We
appeal to the government to assist the victims and provide alternative
accommodation for them.”
Seriki
Hausa Alhaji Aminu said nobody died, adding: “I received a distress call early
this morning that when electricity was restored, it sparked and affected a
shop, resulting in fire.”
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