Barely 12 hours after a gas explosion in Iju-Ishaga area of the state, fire razes one-story building at number 36, Awolowo Way, by the Under Bridge, Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos.
Traders, whose shops were affected were found at the scene trying to salvage their wares from the fire.
According to reports, the fire, which broke out at about 9:45am on Wednesday emanated from the ground floor of the building.
Confirming the incident, the director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs. Magaret Adeseye assured that the situation was under control and that there was no casualty recorded.
She however explained that the cause of the fire outbreak was yet to be ascertained.
“The fire has been confined to the ground floor; it emanated from ongoing efforts to access the seat of fire and curtailed it from spreading to the upper floor and nearby structures within the smoke log environment.
“The cause of the inferno is yet to be ascertained. There is no casualty recorded so far,” she said.
