An early morning fire has razed a
section of the Christ Embassy Church, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos State,
destroying property said to be worth millions of naira.
The fire, which reportedly lasted for
about two hours on Wednesday, was said to have affected four 40-feet
containers, reportedly being used as storage facilities by the church.
The fire, which was said to have started
at about 4am, was caused by a burning heap of refuse, which later
engulfed the containers near an uncompleted building on the church
premises.
It will be recalled that another fire
incident occurred in the church in March 2014, which razed generator
houses, damaging about 10 generators.
According
to a resident, who claimed to be an eyewitness, the Wednesday fire,
which created panic and later caused gridlock in the area, was put out
by firefighters from the Alausa Fire Station, who were joined by some
church workers.
He said, “The fire started from some
refuse being burnt near the containers. It soon engulfed the containers
and lasted for about two hours. It attracted sympathisers and passersby
to the area. The thick smoke also caused some traffic snarl along
Billings Way, Oregun, where the church is located.”
The Director, Lagos State Fire Service,
Rasaq Fadipe, confirmed the incident, adding that the service deployed
two fire trucks from the Alausa station in the area. The director noted
that no life was lost in the inferno.
He said, “We got the distress call at
about 5am. We immediately deployed two fire trucks from the Alausa
Station to attend to it. Four containers caught up in the fire contained
electrical appliances, pumping machines and pieces of furniture.
“We were able to put the situation under control.”
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