LASEMA quells fire at Ago Medical Centre

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has successfully brought a fire under control after it engulfed parts of a storey building housing the Ago Medical Centre, located off Ago Palace Way in Okota.  

Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, confirmed the development in a statement released in the early hours of Saturday.

According to Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency swiftly activated the state’s emergency response plan, deploying a team from Oshodi after receiving distress calls on its 767/112 emergency toll-free lines at 6:29 PM on Friday.

“Upon arrival at 18.50hrs, LASEMA’s Eagle Response Team discovered that sections of a storey building which housed a hospital were being gutted by fire at the aforementioned address.

“Preliminary investigations conducted by LASEMA’s Eagle Response Team revealed that the immediate cause of the inferno was a power surge which led to a spark when public electricity power supply was restored,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.

He said that no lives were lost nor injuries recorded due to the incident.

He noted that the fire was being contained through collaborative efforts of the LASEMA Response Team Fire Unit and other responders, to prevent it from spreading to adjoining buildings in the area.

“The fire is still raging and responders are battling to put it off.

“Response and Recovery Operations are in progress,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.

He listed emergency responders at the scene as including the LASEMA Response Team, LASEMA Fire Unit, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos Neighbourhood and Security Corps and the Nigeria Police Force.