Lagos Fire Service douses Ikeja factory inferno
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service says it has doused a factory fire which erupted at Imperio International, 6 Ayodele Diyan Street, off Ladipo Oluwole Street, Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday night.
Director of the Lagos Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, disclosed this in a statement she released on Thursday.
Adeseye noted that the blaze which left substantial damage of goods including body spray, perfumes, creams among others while partially affecting the twin warehouse block was confined.
“This was consequent upon prevention of further spread to the rear twin warehouse block used for production which incident could have been more devastating due to the volatility of raw materials and equipment storage as well as factory personnel iit houses.
“The Fire was brought under control few hours into the midnight, and it is still being salvaged with dampening down of embers from the remains of salvaged goods as the operations moved to recovery stage to allow for mop up exercise of the premises.
The fire service boss said the cause of the incident which investigation is running simultaneously with the recovery, will be revealed upon completion as no casualty was recorded.
She added that the operations are a true reflection of public private partnership and synergy as Godrej Safety Dept, Mouka Foam, Nigerchin and others joined LASEMA, LASAMBUS, Nigerian Police to compliment the efforts of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service to bring the situation under control.
